Total Crime Rate
53.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Magpie Bottom Lane area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Hanham , and the 416th highest crime rate of 873 local areas in South Gloucestershire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Magpie Bottom Lane (BS15 8HD) in the last 12 months was 53.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% lower than the Hanham average (65.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Magpie Bottom Lane (BS15 8HD), the main crime hotspot is near Cabot Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hanham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Coberley | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cabot Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Chapel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chapel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Magpie Bottom Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Magpie Bottom Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Magpie Bottom Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cabot Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Furber Ridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tudor Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lower Hanham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lower Hanham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lower Hanham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryant'S Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bryant'S Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bryant'S Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Laburnum Road | Under investigation |
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