Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.8 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 111.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 77.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cossington Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Filwood , and the 565th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cossington Road (BS4 1DP) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 77.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cossington Road (BS4 1DP), 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 Cossington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Daventry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilminster Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Daventry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daventry Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Poyntz Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tavistock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tavistock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Instow Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cossington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crediton Crescent —
Apr 2026Other crime Daventry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Trewint Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Padstow Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilminster Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trewint Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Instow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnstaple Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartcliffe Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Instow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exmouth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newry Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newry Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tavistock Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Marwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartcliffe Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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