Total Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.5 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 90.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 61.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Finch Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge , and the 213th highest crime rate of 873 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 Finch Road (BS37 6JD) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.4% higher than the Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge average (50.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finch Road (BS37 6JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kestrel Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Finch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heron Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shackleton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Finch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shackleton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Merlin Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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