Total Crime Rate

73.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Newtown area has the 12th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Charfield , and the 263rd highest crime rate of 876 local areas in South Gloucestershire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newtown (GL12 8TF) in the last 12 months was 73.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% higher than the Charfield average (71.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newtown (GL12 8TF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farm Lees (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newtown area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kestrel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Avon Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falcon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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