Total Crime Rate
798.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Machin Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Henbury and Brentry , and the 27th 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 Machin Road (BS10 7HG) in the last 12 months was 798.7 per 1,000 residents and was 494.1% higher than the Henbury and Brentry average (134.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 188.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Machin Road (BS10 7HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Machin Road, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Monsdale Close (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Henbury and Brentry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bickerton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edington Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Machin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Machin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Machin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Machin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Keinton Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wyck Beck Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Priestwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priestwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edington Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edington Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edington Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Machin Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Monsdale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monsdale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dragonswell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Slymbridge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Slymbridge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Slymbridge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Slymbridge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyppincourt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyppincourt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyppincourt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Machin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Slymbridge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Machin Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peverell Court Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Machin Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Crow Lane | Under investigation |
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