Total Crime Rate
41.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Willowherb Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Emersons Green , and the 374th 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 Willowherb Road (BS16 7GR) in the last 12 months was 41.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% lower than the Emersons Green average (77.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Willowherb Road (BS16 7GR), the main crime hotspot is near Clematis Road. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Emersons Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pennycress Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tulip Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clematis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lobelia Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lobelia Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clematis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Courtyard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tulip Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bluebell Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clematis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gentian Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clematis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thistle Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thistle Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
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