Total Crime Rate

342.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

143.3 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 342.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 143.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 106.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.8 10/10
  • Public order 38.0 10/10
  • Other theft 20.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.1 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Backfields area has the 20th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Ashley , and the 121st highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Backfields (BS2 8QP) in the last 12 months was 342.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% higher than the Ashley average (212.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 98 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 276.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 132 (≈ 143.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Backfields (BS2 8QP), the main crime hotspot is near Cannon Street. Police recorded 410 crimes here, including 167 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Backfields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/304)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chapter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chapter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dean Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dean Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Barton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Barton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cumberland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cumberland Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Cumberland Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drummond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drummond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drummond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drummond Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drummond Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapter Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft City Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Stokes Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nine Tree Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nine Tree Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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