Total Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 54.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Wells 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 9AF) 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 9AF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wells Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shapcott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hengrove Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hengrove Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Whitwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whitwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beechmount Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newlyn Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beryl Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ponsford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft A37 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Park Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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