Total Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 58.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 8th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Hillfields , and the 448th 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 Briar Way (BS16 4ED) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 151.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briar Way (BS16 4ED), the main crime hotspot is near Ledbury Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 42 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 (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ledbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glendale Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thicket Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechen Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechen Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beechen Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ledbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summerleaze —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Staplehill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Beachgrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ledbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Three Oaks Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Three Oaks Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Briar Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maywood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ledbury Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ledbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briar Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Broadoak Walk 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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