Total Crime Rate
60.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cottle Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Stockwood , and the 463rd lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cottle Road (BS14 8QR) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% lower than the Stockwood average (94.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cottle Road (BS14 8QR), the main crime hotspot is near Burnbush Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bristol| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Matthews Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warman Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bagnell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bagnell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnbush Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burnbush Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burnbush Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burnbush Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burnbush Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pynne Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swane Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Townsend Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thompson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Matthews Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ladman Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Matthews Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warman Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warman Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Thompson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Warman Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornish Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Derricke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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