Total Crime Rate

96.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hardwicke area has the 8th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Dodington , and the 196th 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 Hardwicke (BS37 4LF) in the last 12 months was 96.0 per 1,000 residents and was 93.6% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 58.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hardwicke (BS37 4LF), the main crime hotspot is near Abbotswood. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hardwicke area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbotswood Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chargrove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longford Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chargrove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bisley Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbotswood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockworth Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitchcombe Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitchcombe Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Pitchcombe Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abbotswood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Abbotswood Under investigation
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Data Sources

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