Postcode · Bristol
Crime in BS37 5AH
How much crime is recorded in BS37 5AH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Charfield, Wickwar & Iron Acton
- Council
- South Gloucestershire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,415 (2024)
How safe is BS37 5AH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS37 5AH area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
BS37 5AHNational
Burglary28.59.1
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Other theft3.54.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Public order2.24.6
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.