Crime Rates at Kensington Road, Staple Hill, Bristol, BS16 4LX

Kensington Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Kingswood , and the 206th highest crime rate of 876 local areas in South Gloucestershire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kensington Road (BS16 4LX) in the last 12 months was 86.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% lower than the Kingswood average (112.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Road (BS16 4LX), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.