Total Crime Rate
122.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
92.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Downend Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Eastville , and the 504th highest 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 Downend Road (BS16 5AP) in the last 12 months was 122.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 92.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Downend Road (BS16 5AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lewington Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Frome Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maywood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kemys Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Daubeny Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cunningham Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beachgrove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Staplehill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Broadoak Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridges Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridges Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eaton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chasefield Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chasefield Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chasefield Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chasefield Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dundee Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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