Total Crime Rate

125.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 125.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.3 1/10
  • Other crime 1.3 1/10
  • Robbery 1.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bristol Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Frenchay & Downend , and the 105th highest crime rate of 876 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 Bristol Road (BS16 1RF) in the last 12 months was 125.3 per 1,000 residents and was 130.2% higher than the Frenchay & Downend average (54.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 82.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bristol Road (BS16 1RF), the main crime hotspot is near Bristol Road. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bristol Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Bristol Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Harford Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bristol Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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