Total Crime Rate
80.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kestrel Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge , and the 253rd 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 Kestrel Close (BS37 6XA) in the last 12 months was 80.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% 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 Shoplifting with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kestrel Close (BS37 6XA), 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.
View Crime In Dodington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heron Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Merlin Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merlin Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Finch Road | Under investigation |
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