Crime Rates at Margaret Road, Bristol, BS13 9DQ

Margaret Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Hartcliffe and Withywood , and the 127th highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Margaret Road (BS13 9DQ) in the last 12 months was 304.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% higher than the Hartcliffe and Withywood average (181.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 179.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margaret Road (BS13 9DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Borleyton Walk, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grange Lane (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.