Crime Rates at Cowslip Crescent, Emersons Green, Bristol, BS16 7GL

Cowslip Crescent area has the 30th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Emersons Green , and the 374th 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 Cowslip Crescent (BS16 7GL) in the last 12 months was 41.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% lower than the Emersons Green average (77.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowslip Crescent (BS16 7GL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Daisy Walk, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Apple Grove (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.