Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 125.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Other crime 13.6 10/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bell Hill area has the 39th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Eastville , and the 492nd 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 Bell Hill (BS16 1BE) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% lower than the Eastville average (171.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bell Hill (BS16 1BE), the main crime hotspot is near Croft Avenue. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bell Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Croft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croft Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croft Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croft Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fry'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croft Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croft Avenue —
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Data Sources

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