Total Crime Rate

205.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 205.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.4 10/10
  • Other theft 25.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forest Walk area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Hanham , and the 49th 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 Forest Walk (BS15 8DF) in the last 12 months was 205.7 per 1,000 residents and was 254.4% higher than the Hanham average (58.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 142.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Walk (BS15 8DF), the main crime hotspot is near Peacocks Lane. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cabot Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peacocks Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peacocks Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Oakfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trevethin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Douglas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Woodside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cabot Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cabot Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coberley Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peacocks Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Macdonald Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Macdonald Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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