Total Crime Rate
40.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kings Drive area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Frenchay & Downend , and the 368th lowest crime rate of 873 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 Kings Drive (BS34 8RD) in the last 12 months was 40.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% lower than the Frenchay & Downend average (53.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kings Drive (BS34 8RD), the main crime hotspot is near Curtis Lane. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stoke Gifford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Curtis Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Stoke Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Curtis Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Adelante Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Curtis Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Newbrick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Curtis Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Stoke Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Earl Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Curtis Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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