Total Crime Rate
83.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bishopsworth , and the 613th 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 Church Road (BS13 8JW) in the last 12 months was 83.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Road (BS13 8JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vicarage Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Derham Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bishopsworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Walnut Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denston Walk | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Walnut Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Orchard Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pentire Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pentire Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pentire Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Vicarage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ellfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Vicarage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derham Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Denston Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fernsteed Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avon Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Derham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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