Total Crime Rate

364.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

199.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 364.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 199.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 145.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.2 10/10
  • Public order 38.8 10/10
  • Other theft 34.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.6 10/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Barnstaple Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Filwood , and the 111th highest crime rate of 1,343 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 Barnstaple Road (BS4 1JF) in the last 12 months was 364.1 per 1,000 residents and was 168.9% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 57.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 199.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnstaple Road (BS4 1JF), the main crime hotspot is near Tavistock Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barnstaple Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Trewint Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnstaple Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melvin Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Marwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Barnstaple Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newry Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newry Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Filwood Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Filwood Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tavistock Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Filwood Broadway
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnstaple Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnstaple Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melvin Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Creswicke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Creswicke Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tavistock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tavistock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlow Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Padstow Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bantry Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saunton Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saunton Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saunton Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Melvin Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Melvin Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnstaple Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kerry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trewint Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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