Total Crime Rate

404.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 404.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 239.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Other theft 35.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Public order 25.9 10/10
  • Robbery 25.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Downend Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Frenchay & Downend , and the 13th highest crime rate of 876 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 5UE) in the last 12 months was 404.5 per 1,000 residents and was 643.1% higher than the Frenchay & Downend average (54.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 93.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downend Road (BS16 5UE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 25 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 (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Sep 2025Public order North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downend Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pleasant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pleasant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cleeve Hill Extension Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street —
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Data Sources

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