Total Crime Rate

69.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.1 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 69.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pows Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Hanham , and the 309th highest crime rate of 873 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 Pows Road (BS15 9QA) in the last 12 months was 69.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 37.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pows Road (BS15 9QA), the main crime hotspot is near Jays Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pows Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Barter Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berkeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barter Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Court Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Courtney Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tippetts Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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