Total Crime Rate
13.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rock Lane area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Frenchay & Downend , and the 79th lowest crime rate of 873 local areas in South Gloucestershire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rock Lane (BS34 8PG) in the last 12 months was 13.5 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% lower than the Frenchay & Downend average (53.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rock Lane (BS34 8PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hambrook Lane, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Court Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stoke Gifford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Newbrick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Court Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hambrook Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hambrook Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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