Crime Rates at Westerleigh Road, Bristol, BS16 6UY

Westerleigh Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Frenchay & Downend , and the 327th lowest crime rate of 873 local areas in South Gloucestershire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westerleigh Road (BS16 6UY) in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westerleigh Road (BS16 6UY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westerleigh Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Streamside (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.