Total Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Colston Dale area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Eastville , and the 403rd lowest crime rate of 1,352 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 Colston Dale (BS16 1TS) in the last 12 months was 49.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.9% lower than the Eastville average (174.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colston Dale (BS16 1TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pennyroyal Grove, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cromwells Hide (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Colston Dale area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pennyroyal Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Small Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kite Hay Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rosebay Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Trendlewood Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Everest Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Everest Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Earls Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennyroyal Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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