Total Crime Rate

252.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 252.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 110.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Other theft 19.4 9/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Robbery 9.7 9/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vicarage Cottages area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Frenchay & Downend , and the 43rd 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 Vicarage Cottages (BS16 5UG) in the last 12 months was 252.4 per 1,000 residents and was 370.2% higher than the Frenchay & Downend average (53.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 74.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Cottages (BS16 5UG), the main crime hotspot is near Berkeley Road. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vicarage Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pleasant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berkeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Downend Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berkeley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pleasant Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berkeley Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Christchurch Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lodge Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hermitage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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