Total Crime Rate

109.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 109.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harescombe area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Dodington , and the 147th highest crime rate of 876 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 Harescombe (BS37 8UE) in the last 12 months was 109.1 per 1,000 residents and was 117.5% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 67.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harescombe (BS37 8UE), the main crime hotspot is near Harescombe. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harescombe area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blaisdon Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandy Lodge Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harescombe Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blaisdon Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blaisdon Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Blaisdon Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blaisdon Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blaisdon Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harescombe Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harescombe Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodchester Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Littledean Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harescombe Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slimbridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slimbridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slimbridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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