Total Crime Rate

129.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 129.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.7 10/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Kingsway area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Stoke Gifford , and the 99th highest crime rate of 876 local areas in South Gloucestershire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsway (BS34 6LB) in the last 12 months was 129.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 61.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway (BS34 6LB), 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 Kingsway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gifford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime The Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gifford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoke Bridge Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stoke Bridge Avenue
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawkesley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hawkesley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawkesley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gipsy Patch Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Gifford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gipsy Patch Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bush Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bush Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gifford Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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