Total Crime Rate
275.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Abbotswood area has the highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Dodington , and the 25th highest crime rate of 876 local areas in South Gloucestershire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Abbotswood (BS37 4NF) in the last 12 months was 275.7 per 1,000 residents and was 449.4% higher than the Dodington average (50.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 131.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Abbotswood (BS37 4NF), the main crime hotspot is near Abbotswood. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dodington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbotswood | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodford Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodford Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodford Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Elmore | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmore | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmore | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chargrove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brookthorpe | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maple Walk | — |
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