Total Crime Rate
255.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
105.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Swiss Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bedminster , and the 181st 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 Swiss Drive (BS3 2RL) in the last 12 months was 255.6 per 1,000 residents and was 159.5% higher than the Bedminster average (98.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 105.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Swiss Drive (BS3 2RL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bristol| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Swiss Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Swiss Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swiss Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | South Liberty Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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