Total Crime Rate

115.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 115.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Drugs 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Sidings area has the 10th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Boyd Valley , and the 145th highest crime rate of 873 local areas in South Gloucestershire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Sidings (BS16 9QW) in the last 12 months was 115.2 per 1,000 residents and was 124.4% higher than the Boyd Valley average (51.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 59.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Sidings (BS16 9QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arnold Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Sidings (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Sidings area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawrence Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Sidings Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jinty Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jinty Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jinty Lane
Apr 2026Public order Merritt Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Sidings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Sidings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Sidings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arnold Road
Apr 2026Possession of weapons The Sidings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons The Sidings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loop Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loop Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loop Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Siston Common Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Link Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arnold Road
Apr 2026Other crime Whistle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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