Total Crime Rate
130.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
69.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Common East area has the 13th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bradley Stoke North , and the 114th 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 The Common East (BS34 6BA) in the last 12 months was 130.3 per 1,000 residents and was 162.5% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 69.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Common East (BS34 6BA), the main crime hotspot is near Ferndene. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Wheatfield Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferndene | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bowsland Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoke Meadows | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stoke Meadows | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stoke Meadows | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Teal Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kites Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chessel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chessel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ferndene | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferndene | Under investigation |
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