Crime Rates at Townsend Road, Bristol, BS14 8TR

Townsend Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Stockwood , and the 451st 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 Townsend Road (BS14 8TR) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 120.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townsend Road (BS14 8TR), the main crime hotspot is near Swane Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.