Crime Rate in Filwood, ward

Filwood has the 12th highest crime rate of 34 wards in Bristol, City of district and the 889th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 63rd highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Filwood in the last 12 months was 132.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% lower than the Bristol, City of district average (140.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Filwood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,048 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -64.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,279 (≈ 75.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Filwood ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 168 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.