Total Crime Rate

150.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 150.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wedmore Vale area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Filwood , and the 366th highest crime rate of 1,352 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 Wedmore Vale (BS3 5JA) in the last 12 months was 150.2 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 433.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 65.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wedmore Vale (BS3 5JA), the main crime hotspot is near Melvin Square. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wedmore Vale area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melvin Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tavistock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tavistock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Tavistock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Newry Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Samuel Barnett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Samuel Barnett Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melvin Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Melvin Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Melvin Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daventry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wingfield Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wedmore Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wedmore Vale —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kerry Road —

Data Sources

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