Total Crime Rate

56.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 56.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hermitage Wood Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Lockleaze , and the 419th lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hermitage Wood Road (BS16 1BF) in the last 12 months was 56.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.6% lower than the Lockleaze average (204.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hermitage Wood Road (BS16 1BF), the main crime hotspot is near Nash Drive. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hermitage Wood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Long Down Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nash Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallshut Wood —
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cow Barton Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Great Copsie Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Locky Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Locky Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nash Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Honey Pens Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft Lawn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lawn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lawn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sharples Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colts Ground Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colts Ground —
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Data Sources

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