Total Crime Rate
600.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Penrith Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Horfield , and the 44th highest crime rate of 1,352 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 Penrith Gardens (BS10 5LY) in the last 12 months was 600.0 per 1,000 residents and was 343.3% higher than the Horfield average (135.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 400.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Penrith Gardens (BS10 5LY), the main crime hotspot is near Sherston Road. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 74 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Horfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lydney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Dorian Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Southmead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Southmead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Southmead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southmead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Greenpark Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorian Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kendon Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sherston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sherston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sherston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sherston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kendon Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sherston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penrith Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Berry Hill Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penrith Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lydney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shetland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shetland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Berry Hill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Berry Hill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shetland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Penrith Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penrith Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penrith Gardens | Under investigation |
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