Total Crime Rate
31.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rowan Drive area has the 35th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Emersons Green , and the 310th lowest crime rate of 876 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 Rowan Drive (BS16 7GZ) in the last 12 months was 31.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rowan Drive (BS16 7GZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 141 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Willow Courtyard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lilac Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Daisy Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Daisy Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Daisy Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Willowherb Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Snowdrop Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Heather Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pennycress Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pennycress Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pennycress Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buttercup Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Daisy Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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