Total Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 30.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 10.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Shortwood Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Boyd Valley , and the 264th lowest crime rate of 873 local areas in South Gloucestershire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shortwood Road (BS16 9PL) in the last 12 months was 30.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% lower than the Boyd Valley average (51.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shortwood Road (BS16 9PL), the main crime hotspot is near Prison. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Shortwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Aldams Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Poplar Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Aldams Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westerleigh Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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