Total Crime Rate
307.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
123.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Malago Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bedminster , and the 137th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Malago Road (BS3 4JR) in the last 12 months was 307.7 per 1,000 residents and was 212.3% 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -69.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 123.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Malago Road (BS3 4JR), the main crime hotspot is near Herbert Street. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Southville| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cannon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dean Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clinton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leicester Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leicester Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Booth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cannon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Catherine Mead Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Catherine Mead Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dean Crescent | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sheene Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dean Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Frances Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lombard Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malago Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malago Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malago Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Herbert Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clinton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Suspect charged as part of another case |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Malago Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cannon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dunkerry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dean Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dalby Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.