Crime Rates at Backfields Lane, Bristol, BS2 8QW

Backfields Lane area has the 36th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Ashley , and the 257th highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Backfields Lane (BS2 8QW) in the last 12 months was 191.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% higher than the Ashley average (174.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 94.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Backfields Lane (BS2 8QW), the main crime hotspot is near Callowhill Court. Police recorded 413 crimes here, including 168 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.