Kingswood and Woodstock vs Staple Hill and New Cheltenham

Kingswood and Woodstock has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,339 crimes in the last 12 months. Staple Hill and New Cheltenham has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) with 2,125 crimes. Staple Hill and New Cheltenham scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Kingswood and Woodstock shows a year-on-year crime trend of +32.2% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Staple Hill and New Cheltenham shows +9.1% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Kingswood and Woodstock, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (995 incidents). In Staple Hill and New Cheltenham, it is Violent Crime (922 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Kingswood and Woodstock recorded 299 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Staple Hill and New Cheltenham recorded 310. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Kingswood and Woodstock totalled 995 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 922 in Staple Hill and New Cheltenham. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Kingswood and Woodstock recorded 1,769 crimes (now 2,339, a change of +32.2%). Staple Hill and New Cheltenham recorded 1,947 crimes previously (now 2,125, +9.1%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Kingswood and Woodstock has a resolution rate of 32.9% and Staple Hill and New Cheltenham has 23.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Kingswood and Woodstock falls within the Avon and Somerset Constabulary boundary. Staple Hill and New Cheltenham is covered by Avon and Somerset Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Kingswood and Woodstock and Staple Hill and New Cheltenham. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.