Crime Rates at Linden Close, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 3LU

Linden Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Eastville , and the 125th 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 Linden Close (BS16 3LU) in the last 12 months was 331.2 per 1,000 residents and was 93.2% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 181.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linden Close (BS16 3LU), 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.