Total Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hawthorn Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Emersons Green , and the 214th highest crime rate of 876 local areas in South Gloucestershire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hawthorn Way (BS16 7FT) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% higher than the Emersons Green average (69.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Way (BS16 7FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Daisy Walk, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pennycress Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorn Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Snowdrop Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Daisy Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Heather Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Willowherb Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Marigold Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Willow Courtyard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttercup Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennycress Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Daisy Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennycress Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilac Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Daisy Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Daisy Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennycress Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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