Crime Rates at Midland Road, Staple Hill, Bristol, BS16 4NW

Midland Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Kingswood , and the 258th highest crime rate of 876 local areas in South Gloucestershire .

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 Midland Road (BS16 4NW) in the last 12 months was 74.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% lower than the Kingswood average (112.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Midland Road (BS16 4NW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.