Total Crime Rate

429.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 429.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 247.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 108.9 10/10
  • Public order 49.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Robbery 13.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Soundwell Road area has the highest crime rate of 65 local areas in St George Central , and the 77th 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 Soundwell Road (BS15 1JP) in the last 12 months was 429.0 per 1,000 residents and was 289.5% higher than the St George Central average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 108.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Soundwell Road (BS15 1JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near May Street, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boulton'S Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Soundwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ingleside Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting May Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ingleside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handel Cossham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lodge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting May Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting May Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting May Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting May Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kimberley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting May Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting May Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting May Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences May Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingleside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downend Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Unity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Handel Cossham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boulton'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Alsop Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Boulton'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grantham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Boulton'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime John Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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