Total Crime Rate
47.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sweets Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Kingswood , and the 429th highest crime rate of 876 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 1XQ) in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% lower than the Kingswood average (112.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 140.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sweets Road (BS15 1XQ), the main crime hotspot is near Neville Road. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kingswood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Larch Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chedworth | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Larch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sweets Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lansdown Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chedworth | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sweets Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nympsfield | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Larch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Green | Under investigation |
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