Total Crime Rate

57.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 57.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Westward Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bishopsworth , and the 436th lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westward Road (BS13 8DA) in the last 12 months was 57.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% lower than the Bishopsworth average (119.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westward Road (BS13 8DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marguerite Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marlepit Grove (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westward Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakemead Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakemead Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakemead Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highridge Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakemead Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakemead Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highridge Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplar Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Watchill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lock Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Lock Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oldmead Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Oldmead Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oldmead Walk —
Apr 2026Public order Lock Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marlepit Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlepit Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlepit Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King'S Head Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marguerite Road —
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Data Sources

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