Total Crime Rate

143.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 143.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 106.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.0 9/10
  • Public order 24.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Downend Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Eastville , and the 421st highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Downend Road (BS16 5BE) in the last 12 months was 143.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 106.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downend Road (BS16 5BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downend Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Overndale Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Downend Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cunningham Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Downend Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Daubeny Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Overndale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ettricke Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Overndale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Downend Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downend Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Staplehill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downend Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downend Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ella Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maywood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ella Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dundee Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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