Total Crime Rate

85.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 85.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Briar Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Hillfields , and the 632nd lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Briar Way (BS16 4EA) in the last 12 months was 85.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% lower than the Hillfields average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briar Way (BS16 4EA), the main crime hotspot is near Beechen Drive. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Briar Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thicket Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beechen Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechen Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chewton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Beachgrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Forest Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forest Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Broadoak Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briar Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chewton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechen Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maywood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eaton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridges Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridges Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosedale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Rosedale Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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