Total Crime Rate

831.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

595.2 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 831.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 595.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 452.4 10/10
  • Public order 131.0 10/10
  • Other theft 78.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.6 10/10
  • Burglary 19.1 10/10
  • Drugs 16.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 14.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Other crime 11.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
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 highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Horfield , and the 28th 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 5AF) in the last 12 months was 831.0 per 1,000 residents and was 451.5% 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 190 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 250 (≈ 595.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 183.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishopthorpe Road (BS10 5AF), 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 (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inkerman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Tilling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butterfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butterfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seacole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butterfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tayman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tayman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Lucia Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bilbie Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bilbie Close —
Apr 2026Public order Bilbie Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bilbie Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Inkerman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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