Total Crime Rate
119.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bristol Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Frenchay & Downend , and the 135th 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 Bristol Road (BS16 1RF) in the last 12 months was 119.0 per 1,000 residents and was 121.6% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bristol Road (BS16 1RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bristol Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Stream (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Winterbourne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harford Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Harford Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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