Crime Rates at Over Drive, Patchway, Bristol, BS34 5AR

Over Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Charlton & Cribbs , and the 61st highest crime rate of 873 local areas in South Gloucestershire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Over Drive (BS34 5AR) in the last 12 months was 194.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% lower than the Charlton & Cribbs average (270.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 92.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Over Drive (BS34 5AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cranbourne Road, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood Leaze (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.