Total Crime Rate

304.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

175.8 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 304.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 175.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.0 10/10
  • Public order 47.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Burglary 18.3 10/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Margaret Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Hartcliffe and Withywood , and the 142nd 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 Margaret Road (BS13 9DQ) in the last 12 months was 304.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -43.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 175.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margaret Road (BS13 9DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Borleyton Walk. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Margaret Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobhorn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Four Acres Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverland Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Riverland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Three Wells Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadoak Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Leyland Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Withywood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sheepscroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pesley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sheepscroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Four Acres Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Four Acres Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Four Acres Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Four Acres Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Four Acres Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Four Acres Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverland Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pesley Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Four Acres Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobhorn Drive
Apr 2026Burglary Cowler Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Withywood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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