Total Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 117.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 88.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Exmouth Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Filwood , and the 529th 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 Exmouth Road (BS4 1BA) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% lower than the Filwood average (135.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 88.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 233.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Exmouth Road (BS4 1BA), the main crime hotspot is near Ilminster Avenue. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Exmouth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Daventry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daventry Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crediton Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Axbridge Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Axbridge Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andover Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andover Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Andover Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Axbridge Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Daventry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cossington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Daventry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilminster Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paignton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exmouth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilminster Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minehead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Minehead Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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