Total Crime Rate
109.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Harescombe 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.
View Crime In Dodington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blaisdon | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandy Lodge | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harescombe | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blaisdon | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blaisdon | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Blaisdon | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Blaisdon | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Blaisdon | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harescombe | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Harescombe | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodchester | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Littledean | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harescombe | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Slimbridge Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Slimbridge Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Slimbridge Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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