Crime Rates at Smyth Road, Bristol, BS3 2DR

Smyth Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bedminster , and the 138th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smyth Road (BS3 2DR) in the last 12 months was 306.4 per 1,000 residents and was 211.0% higher than the Bedminster average (98.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 98.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smyth Road (BS3 2DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.