Crime Rates at Downend Road, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 5AR

Downend Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Eastville , and the 257th lowest crime rate of 1,352 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 Downend Road (BS16 5AR) in the last 12 months was 33.4 per 1,000 residents and was 80.8% lower than the Eastville average (174.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Downend Road (BS16 5AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ella Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cunningham Gardens (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.