Total Crime Rate

105.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Padstow Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Filwood , and the 600th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Padstow Road (BS4 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 56.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Padstow Road (BS4 1EJ), 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 Padstow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cossington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Willinton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crediton Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Padstow Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilminster Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilminster Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Instow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Instow 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartcliffe Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartcliffe Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willinton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnstaple Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willinton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Instow Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willinton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trewint Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Trewint Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Poyntz Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tavistock Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alard Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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