Total Crime Rate
167.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Samuel Barnett Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Filwood , and the 306th 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 Samuel Barnett Close (BS4 1EP) in the last 12 months was 167.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% higher than the Filwood average (132.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -88.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (β 80.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Samuel Barnett Close (BS4 1EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Melvin Square, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Torrington Avenue (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Filwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Galway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Barnstaple Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Samuel Barnett Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marwood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnstaple Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnstaple Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Barnstaple Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Newry Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Instow Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Instow Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hurst Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hurst Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hurst Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barnstaple Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnstaple Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnstaple Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tavistock Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Filwood Broadway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Torrington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cossington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cossington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cossington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cossington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Padstow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Padstow Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Torrington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tavistock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Torrington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Daventry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bideford Crescent | Under investigation |
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