Total Crime Rate
52.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Longford area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Dodington , and the 424th highest 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 Longford (BS37 4JW) in the last 12 months was 52.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% higher than the Dodington average (49.6 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Longford (BS37 4JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chargrove, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pitchcombe (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chargrove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pitchcombe | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmore | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmore | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Quedgeley | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bisley | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pitchcombe | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chargrove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pitchcombe | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longford | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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