Total Crime Rate

163.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 163.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 55.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.9 8/10
  • Burglary 26.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.3 9/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Highview Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Kingswood , and the 79th 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 Highview Road (BS15 4QL) in the last 12 months was 163.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% higher than the Kingswood average (120.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highview Road (BS15 4QL), the main crime hotspot is near The Reddings. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highview Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Deerhurst Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sweets Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Reddings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Reddings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barrington Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Barrington Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Cheltenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pound Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft New Cheltenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Cheltenham Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Cheltenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highview Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highview Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canon'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Neville Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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