Total Crime Rate

805.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

271.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 805.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 301.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 271.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 203.9 10/10
  • Other theft 80.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.4 10/10
  • Public order 42.1 10/10
  • Burglary 25.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.9 10/10
  • Robbery 25.9 10/10
  • Drugs 16.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

New Buildings area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Eastville , and the 31st highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

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 New Buildings (BS16 2BT) in the last 12 months was 805.8 per 1,000 residents and was 370.0% higher than the Eastville average (171.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 271.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Buildings (BS16 2BT), the main crime hotspot is near Snowdon Road. Police recorded 157 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Buildings area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brentry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Snowdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Grove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grove Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Park Gardens —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Snowdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Snowdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Snowdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Snowdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Snowdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Snowdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Snowdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kite Hay Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Snowdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snowdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Park Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmgrove Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Burglary Elmgrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Everest Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shannaways Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shannaways Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shannaways Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shannaways Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shannaways Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shannaways Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shannaways Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Snowdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kite Hay Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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