Total Crime Rate
10.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Leighton Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bedminster , and the 38th lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .
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 Leighton Road (BS3 1NS) in the last 12 months was 10.0 per 1,000 residents and was 89.9% lower than the Bedminster average (98.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leighton Road (BS3 1NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Phipps Street (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Southville| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Phipps Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Allington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hanover Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hanover Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanover Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A370 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mount Pleasant Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Phipps Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fairfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Dartmouth Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beauley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dartmouth Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Upper Sydney Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Upper Sydney Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Sydney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfield Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fairfield Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Sydney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Sydney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Sydney Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Camden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanover Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Beauley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cooperage Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Phipps Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Phipps Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B3120 | Under investigation |
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