Total Crime Rate

267.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

162.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 267.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 162.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.6 10/10
  • Public order 33.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Robbery 11.0 9/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Gay Elms Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Hartcliffe and Withywood , and the 169th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gay Elms Road (BS13 9BB) in the last 12 months was 267.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% higher than the Hartcliffe and Withywood average (177.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 162.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gay Elms Road (BS13 9BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grange Road, where police recorded 134 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gatehouse Close (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gay Elms Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gatehouse Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Culverwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grange Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grange Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pigott Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pigott Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Pigott Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pigott Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Culverwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culverwell Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culverwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Culverwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Culverwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Culverwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthurswood Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Arthurswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Arthurswood Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Innox Gardens
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Innox Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Arthurswood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arthurswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grange Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gatehouse Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Road

Data Sources

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