Total Crime Rate

883.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

407.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 883.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 407.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 287.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 180.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 120.7 10/10
  • Public order 100.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.5 10/10
  • Other theft 57.0 10/10
  • Burglary 31.9 10/10
  • Robbery 18.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 9.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Downend Road area has the highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Kingswood , and the 4th highest crime rate of 873 local areas in South Gloucestershire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Downend Road (BS15 1RT) in the last 12 months was 883.8 per 1,000 residents and was 632.3% higher than the Kingswood average (120.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 126 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 179 (≈ 407.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downend Road (BS15 1RT), the main crime hotspot is near Regent Street. Police recorded 184 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Downend Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting May Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downend Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Boulton'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kimberley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingleside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ingleside Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boulton'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Unity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting May Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences May Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting May Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting May Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting May Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting May Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting May Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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