Crime Rates at South Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 8JQ

South Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Hanham , and the 406th lowest crime rate of 876 local areas in South Gloucestershire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Road (BS15 8JQ) in the last 12 months was 42.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% lower than the Hanham average (58.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (BS15 8JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Regent Street. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.