Total Crime Rate
11.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Saxon Way area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bradley Stoke North , and the 60th lowest crime rate of 873 local areas in South Gloucestershire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Saxon Way (BS32 9AR) in the last 12 months was 11.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.6% lower than the Bradley Stoke North average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Saxon Way (BS32 9AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ferndene, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wroxham Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferndene | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferndene | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ferndene | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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