Total Crime Rate
11.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sparrow Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Gordano Valley , and the 65th lowest crime rate of 733 local areas in North Somerset .
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 Sparrow Lane (BS20 7FQ) in the last 12 months was 11.3 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% lower than the Gordano Valley average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sparrow Lane (BS20 7FQ), the main crime hotspot is near Goshawk Drive. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gordano Valley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Teal Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stonechat Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wagtail Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redpoll Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redpoll Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Stonechat Green | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redpoll Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Martins | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goshawk Drive | Under investigation |
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