Total Crime Rate

15.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 15.0 1/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 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

Birch Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bedminster , and the 66th 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 Birch Road (BS3 1PF) in the last 12 months was 15.0 per 1,000 residents and was 84.8% lower than the Bedminster average (98.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Birch Road (BS3 1PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Street (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phipps Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phipps Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Truro Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Dartmouth Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Burglary North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gathorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Nursery Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Upper Sydney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Upper Sydney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Sydney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Sydney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Sydney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Sydney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B3120 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gathorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dartmouth Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hanover Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A370 —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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