Total Crime Rate

39.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 39.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 25.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

Sweets Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Kingswood , and the 354th lowest 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 Sweets Road (BS15 1XF) in the last 12 months was 39.3 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sweets Road (BS15 1XF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hilltop Gardens (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sweets Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sweets Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdown Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Neville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Northend Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sweets Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nympsfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilltop Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilltop Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilltop Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Deerhurst Under investigation

Data Sources

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