Total Crime Rate

89.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 89.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Ridings area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bishopsworth , and the 659th lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Ridings (BS13 8NU) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ridings (BS13 8NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Horsepool Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Billand Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Ridings area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsepool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hersey Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Billand Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsepool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hersey Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Coppice Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hersey Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hersey Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Billand Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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