Crime Rates at Downend Road, Downend, Bristol, BS16 5DA

Downend Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Frenchay & Downend , and the 242nd lowest crime rate of 873 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 Downend Road (BS16 5DA) in the last 12 months was 27.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% lower than the Frenchay & Downend average (53.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downend Road (BS16 5DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downend Road, where police recorded 40 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.