Total Crime Rate

143.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 143.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 12th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Kingswood , and the 96th highest crime rate of 873 local areas in South Gloucestershire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Downend Road (BS15 1SG) in the last 12 months was 143.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 86.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downend Road (BS15 1SG), 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 (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chesham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting May Street 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingleside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ingleside Road —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Downend Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting May Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting May Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting May Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lodge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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