Total Crime Rate
58.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Colchester Crescent area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Filwood , and the 441st lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Colchester Crescent (BS4 1SG) in the last 12 months was 58.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Colchester Crescent (BS4 1SG), the main crime hotspot is near Wallingford Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bristol| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Camberley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Camberley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bratton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Courtenay Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bratton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Langhill Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Langhill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leinster Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bratton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holst Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camberley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Camberley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Camberley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holst Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Camberley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Camberley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holst Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bratton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wilbye Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wilbye Grove | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chepstow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wilbye Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Whytes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Soper Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tallis Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gerrard Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Whytes Road | — |
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