Total Crime Rate

60.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Stoke Gifford , and the 333rd highest crime rate of 876 local areas in South Gloucestershire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Close (BS34 6JS) in the last 12 months was 60.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% lower than the Stoke Gifford average (76.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Close (BS34 6JS), the main crime hotspot is near Gifford Crescent. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Gifford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gipsy Patch Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gifford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime The Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gifford Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gifford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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