Total Crime Rate

163.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.4 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 163.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 106.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sweets Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Kingswood , and the 80th 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 Sweets Road (BS15 1XE) in the last 12 months was 163.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 106.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sweets Road (BS15 1XE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lansdown Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Verde Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sweets Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdown Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nympsfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verde Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilltop Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilltop Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilltop Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Neville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sweets Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chesham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Northend Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Deerhurst Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sweets Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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