Total Crime Rate

59.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 59.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

New Cheltenham Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Kingswood , and the 377th highest crime rate of 873 local areas in South Gloucestershire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Cheltenham Road (BS15 1UN) in the last 12 months was 59.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 44.4% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Cheltenham Road (BS15 1UN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Cheltenham Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Runnymede (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Cheltenham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons The Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Southey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Barrington Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Cheltenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Cheltenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft New Cheltenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Cheltenham Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Neville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barrington Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Southey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alma Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nympsfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Northend Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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