Total Crime Rate

119.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 119.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Soundwell Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Kingswood , and the 118th highest crime rate of 876 local areas in South Gloucestershire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Soundwell Road (BS16 4RT) in the last 12 months was 119.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 94.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 112.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Soundwell Road (BS16 4RT), the main crime hotspot is near Crownleaze. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Soundwell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Portland Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Wicketts Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Soundwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Soundwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North View Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lansdown Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crownleaze
Sep 2025Burglary Crownleaze Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colston Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colston Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colston Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crownleaze Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Wicketts Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crownleaze Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Soundwell Road
Sep 2025Public order Soundwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Soundwell Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beazer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Soundwell Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beazer Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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