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

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 5UF) 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 5UF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 120 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Berkeley Road (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.