Total Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 36.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 24.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chestnut Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Frenchay & Downend , and the 318th lowest crime rate of 873 local areas in South Gloucestershire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chestnut Road (BS16 5UN) in the last 12 months was 36.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% lower than the Frenchay & Downend average (53.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Road (BS16 5UN), the main crime hotspot is near Buckingham Place. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chestnut Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Salisbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Buckingham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buckingham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buckingham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buckingham Place Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buckingham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buckingham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cleeve Hill Extension —
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 Coronation Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cleeve Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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