Total Crime Rate

197.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 197.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 96.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.2 10/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 5th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Stockwood , and the 269th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wells Road (BS14 9HS) in the last 12 months was 197.8 per 1,000 residents and was 108.4% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 96.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wells Road (BS14 9HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eva Turner Close (26 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winter Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eva Turner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor House Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor House Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor House Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hollyridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eva Turner Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences David'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eva Turner Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eva Turner Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Eva Turner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eva Turner Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Badgers Holt Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinsale Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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