Total Crime Rate
48.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Paxton area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Filton , and the 425th lowest 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 Paxton (BS16 1WF) in the last 12 months was 48.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% lower than the Filton average (106.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Paxton (BS16 1WF), the main crime hotspot is near Vanbrugh Lane. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stoke Park & Cheswick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richard Stephens Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wren Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parnell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stoke Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoke Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vanbrugh Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Vanbrugh Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancelot Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | John Caller Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Caller Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Caller Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Parker Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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