Total Crime Rate

267.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 267.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 161.3 10/10
  • Public order 27.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alma Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Kingswood , and the 26th highest crime rate of 876 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 Alma Road (BS15 4DA) in the last 12 months was 267.3 per 1,000 residents and was 138.2% higher than the Kingswood average (112.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alma Road (BS15 4DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crates Close, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trinity Court (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alma Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trinity Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Trinity Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Cheltenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crates Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crates Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shortwood View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shortwood View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Orchard Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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