Total Crime Rate
76.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blackberry Hill area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Eastville , and the 572nd 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 Blackberry Hill (BS16 1DB) in the last 12 months was 76.5 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blackberry Hill (BS16 1DB), the main crime hotspot is near Arterial Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Eastville| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Grove Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Small Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arterial Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arterial Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Everest Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Kite Hay Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kite Hay Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Arterial Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Small Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Small Lane | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebay Mead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trendlewood Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Trendlewood Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trendlewood Park | — |
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