Total Crime Rate
68.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rowan Close area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Eastville , and the 515th lowest crime rate of 1,343 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 Rowan Close (BS16 3LT) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% lower than the Eastville average (171.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary 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 ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rowan Close (BS16 3LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitefield Road, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holly Close (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hillfields| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Filwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitefield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Park North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Park North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayfield Park North | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitefield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitefield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Acton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Berkeley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mayfield Park South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Holly Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Holly Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mendip View Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lodge Causeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lodge Causeway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Filwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Filwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Filwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Honiton Road | Under investigation |
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