Total Crime Rate
5.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hitchen Close area has the lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bitton & Oldland Common , and the 16th lowest crime rate of 876 local areas in South Gloucestershire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hitchen Close (SN14 8LW) in the last 12 months was 5.3 per 1,000 residents and was 86.8% lower than the Bitton & Oldland Common average (39.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hitchen Close (SN14 8LW), the main crime hotspot is near Hay Street. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bitton & Oldland Common| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bell Square | Under investigation |
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