Crime Rates at Elm Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 9ST

Elm Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Boyd Valley , and the 128th highest crime rate of 873 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 Elm Road (BS15 9ST) in the last 12 months was 122.1 per 1,000 residents and was 137.8% higher than the Boyd Valley average (51.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 95.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Road (BS15 9ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mount Hill Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maesbury (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.