Total Crime Rate

372.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

137.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 372.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 141.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 137.9 10/10
  • Public order 89.7 10/10
  • Other theft 65.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Robbery 20.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Westerleigh Road area has the highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Frenchay & Downend , and the 20th 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 Westerleigh Road (BS16 6AA) in the last 12 months was 372.4 per 1,000 residents and was 593.6% higher than the Frenchay & Downend average (53.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 137.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 357.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westerleigh Road (BS16 6AA), the main crime hotspot is near Buckingham Place. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Frenchay & Downend

Crime Over Time in Westerleigh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buckingham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Buckingham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cleeve Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buckingham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buckingham Place Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buckingham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Buckingham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cleeve Hill Extension —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleeve Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleeve Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coronation Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cleeve Lodge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Salisbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 17 of 17

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑