Crime Rates at High Street, Staple Hill, Bristol, BS16 5EX

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Kingswood , and the 35th 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 High Street (BS16 5EX) in the last 12 months was 277.0 per 1,000 residents and was 129.5% higher than the Kingswood average (120.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 155.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BS16 5EX), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.