Total Crime Rate

82.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.1 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 82.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Wellington Place area has the 11th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Frenchay & Downend , and the 245th 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 Wellington Place (BS16 1PY) in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Place (BS16 1PY), the main crime hotspot is near Bristol Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Marlborough Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malmains Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harford Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harford Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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