Total Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 40.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 13.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dovecote area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Dodington , and the 371st 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 Dovecote (BS37 4PG) in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% lower than the Dodington average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dovecote (BS37 4PG), the main crime hotspot is near Harescombe. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Dovecote area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Merlin Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harescombe Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovecote Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harescombe Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harescombe Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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