Total Crime Rate
77.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lower Hanham Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Hanham , and the 245th highest crime rate of 876 local areas in South Gloucestershire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Hanham Road (BS15 8SA) in the last 12 months was 77.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lower Hanham Road (BS15 8SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lower Chapel Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hanham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Creswicke Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lower Chapel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tudor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coberley | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Hanham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Creswicke Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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