Total Crime Rate

261.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 261.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bishopthorpe Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Horfield , and the 177th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bishopthorpe Road (BS10 5AB) in the last 12 months was 261.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% higher than the Horfield average (150.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 132.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 146.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishopthorpe Road (BS10 5AB), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 267 crimes here, including 209 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bishopthorpe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bilbie Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bilbie Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bilbie Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abbots Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kellaway Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishopthorpe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurie Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary West Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bilbie Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
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Data Sources

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