Total Crime Rate
229.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
119.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beckspool Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Frenchay & Downend , and the 49th highest crime rate of 873 local areas in South Gloucestershire .
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 Beckspool Road (BS16 1ND) in the last 12 months was 229.0 per 1,000 residents and was 326.6% higher than the Frenchay & Downend average (53.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 119.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 946.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beckspool Road (BS16 1ND), the main crime hotspot is near Belsey Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Frenchay & Downend| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Riverside Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frenchay Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Briggs Road | Under investigation |
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