Total Crime Rate

105.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 105.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.4 7/10
  • Public order 24.9 10/10
  • Other theft 18.7 9/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 7th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Frenchay & Downend , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 873 local areas in South Gloucestershire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Downend Road (BS16 5EB) in the last 12 months was 105.9 per 1,000 residents and was 97.3% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downend Road (BS16 5EB), the main crime hotspot is near Overndale Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Downend Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ella Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ella Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Overndale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Overndale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dundee Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downend Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downend Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Downend Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downend Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Downend Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grange Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bracey Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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