Total Crime Rate
54.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wells Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Knowle , and the 406th lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wells Road (BS14 9AA) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% lower than the Knowle average (67.5 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wells Road (BS14 9AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wells Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Park (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Knowle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hengrove Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Martin'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hengrove Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newlyn Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Martins Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A37 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shapcott Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ponsford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jubilee Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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