Total Crime Rate
40.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cotswold Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Filwood , and the 323rd lowest crime rate of 1,352 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 Cotswold Road (BS3 4PD) in the last 12 months was 40.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% lower than the Filwood average (132.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 1000.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 1000.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cotswold Road (BS3 4PD), the main crime hotspot is near Malago Road. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Filwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clinton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dawlish Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alfred Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sheene Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Windmill Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Windmill Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windmill Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunkerry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dunkerry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunkerry Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Eldon Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sidmouth Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dawlish Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brendon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dawlish Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dawlish Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Littleton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Littleton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Littleton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dickinsons Field | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Littleton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dawlish Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malago Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Malago Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Littleton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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