Total Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 60.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cottle 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cottle Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matthews Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bagnell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bagnell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnbush Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnbush Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnbush Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnbush Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnbush Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pynne Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swane Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townsend Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matthews Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Ladman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matthews Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thompson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Warman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Derricke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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