Crime Rates at High Street, Chew Magna, Bristol, BS40 8PW

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Chew Valley , and the 128th highest crime rate of 598 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

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 High Street (BS40 8PW) in the last 12 months was 101.8 per 1,000 residents and was 190.3% higher than the Chew Valley average (35.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -64.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 143.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BS40 8PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Parade (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.