Total Crime Rate

157.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 157.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 82.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 27.6 5/10
  • Other theft 23.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Briarside Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Henbury and Brentry , and the 369th 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 Briarside Road (BS10 6JA) in the last 12 months was 157.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% higher than the Henbury and Brentry average (131.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briarside Road (BS10 6JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rockstowes Way, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Easedale Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Briarside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Easedale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Homeleaze Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redshelf Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redshelf Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charlton Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Easedale Close —
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Data Sources

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