Total Crime Rate

89.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 19.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Dodington , and the 191st highest crime rate of 876 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 The Avenue (BS37 4PN) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (BS37 4PN), the main crime hotspot is near Blakeney Mills. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Staples Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodrush Heath Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mow Barton —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mow Barton —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mow Barton —
Sep 2025Burglary Chatterton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mow Barton Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mow Barton Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mow Barton Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mow Barton Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crantock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaufort Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Blakeney Mills Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Cottage Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs The Leaze Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blakeney Mills Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blakeney Mills Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blakeney Mills Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blakeney Mills Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blakeney Mills Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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