Total Crime Rate
60.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Meadowsweet Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Emersons Green , and the 367th highest 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 Meadowsweet Road (BS16 7HT) in the last 12 months was 60.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% lower than the Emersons Green average (77.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (β 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 84.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meadowsweet Road (BS16 7HT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 164 crimes here, including 45 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Columbine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowan Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowan Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowan Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowan Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Courtyard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pennycress Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Columbine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
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