Crime Rates at Broad Street, Staple Hill, Bristol, BS16 5FF

Broad Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in New Cheltenham , and the 323rd highest crime rate of 873 local areas in South Gloucestershire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broad Street (BS16 5FF) in the last 12 months was 67.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% higher than the New Cheltenham average (52.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Street (BS16 5FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South View, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hazelwood Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.