Total Crime Rate

104.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 104.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Ride area has the 17th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Kingswood , and the 168th highest crime rate of 873 local areas in South Gloucestershire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Ride (BS15 4SY) in the last 12 months was 104.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ride (BS15 4SY), the main crime hotspot is near Edgecombe Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Ride area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgecombe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Holly Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherbourne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherbourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Kenwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gilpin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gilpin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edgecombe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgecombe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Ride Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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