Total Crime Rate

121.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 121.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Bowling Hill area has the 15th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Yate Central , and the 129th 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 Bowling Hill (BS37 6PJ) in the last 12 months was 121.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% higher than the Yate Central average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 69.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 122.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowling Hill (BS37 6PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highway, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bennett'S Court (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bowling Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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