Total Crime Rate

237.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 237.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.2 10/10
  • Public order 43.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Connaught Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Filwood , and the 183rd 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 Connaught Road (BS4 1JZ) in the last 12 months was 237.2 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 132.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Connaught Road (BS4 1JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Melvin Square. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Connaught Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marwood Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Filwood Broadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Filwood Broadway —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saunton Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saunton Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Filwood Broadway —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carlow Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Carlow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Carlow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carlow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Filwood Broadway —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barnstaple Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melvin Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Melvin Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Melvin Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melvin Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyrone Walk —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyrone Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Toynbee Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Barnstaple Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Barnstaple Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bantry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bantry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Samuel Barnett Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kinsale Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Instow Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Newry Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lisburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galway Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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