Total Crime Rate

167.6 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 167.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Samuel 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

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Crime Over Time in Samuel Barnett Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Barnstaple Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Samuel Barnett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marwood Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnstaple Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnstaple Court β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Barnstaple Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newry Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Instow Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Instow Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hurst Walk β€”
Sep 2025Public order Hurst Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hurst Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barnstaple Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnstaple Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnstaple Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Filwood Broadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torrington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cossington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cossington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cossington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cossington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Padstow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Padstow Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torrington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tavistock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torrington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daventry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bideford Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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