Total Crime Rate

115.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 115.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 31.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 17.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bower Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bedminster , and the 536th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bower Road (BS3 2LN) in the last 12 months was 115.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bower Road (BS3 2LN), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bower Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardy Avenue
Apr 2026Public order Hardy Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Banwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hendre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wedlock Way
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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