Total Crime Rate
55.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gay Elms Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Hartcliffe and Withywood , and the 410th lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gay Elms Road (BS13 9BD) in the last 12 months was 55.0 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gay Elms Road (BS13 9BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queen'S Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sheepscroft (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bristol| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gatehouse Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arthurswood Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Newland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Newland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Arthurswood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Arthurswood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Arthurswood Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Arthurswood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arthurswood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Molesworth Drive | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Culverwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Culverwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Culverwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Culverwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Culverwell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Culverwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Culverwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pigott Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sheepscroft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobhorn Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Withywood Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobhorn Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Claypiece Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Pesley Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pesley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sheepscroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cowler Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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