Total Crime Rate
151.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bideford Crescent area has the 20th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Filwood , and the 358th highest crime rate of 1,352 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 Bideford Crescent (BS4 1HQ) in the last 12 months was 151.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 75.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bideford Crescent (BS4 1HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ilminster Avenue, where police recorded 58 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Filwood Broadway | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bideford Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abrahams Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abrahams Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abrahams Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abrahams Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abrahams Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Abrahams Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bodmin Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Throgmorton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Heatherdene | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Crediton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tavistock Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tavistock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tavistock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tavistock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tavistock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tavistock Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corsley Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Torrington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Barnstaple Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Trewint Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alard Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Poyntz Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Neston Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trewint Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trewint Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trewint Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Trewint Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cossington Road | Under investigation |
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