Total Crime Rate
13.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Palmdale Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bitton & Oldland Common , and the 82nd lowest 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 Palmdale Close (BS30 9UH) in the last 12 months was 13.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% lower than the Bitton & Oldland Common average (46.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Palmdale Close (BS30 9UH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bath Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edgewood Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Longwell Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bath Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bath Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgewood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bath Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bath Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cloverdale Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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