Total Crime Rate

262.9 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 262.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 144.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.9 10/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Holst Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Filwood , and the 159th 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 Holst Gardens (BS4 1XA) in the last 12 months was 262.9 per 1,000 residents and was 98.4% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 154.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holst Gardens (BS4 1XA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wills Way, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farnaby Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holst Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bratton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wills Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bratton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Appleby Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Corfe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tallis Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tallis Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilbye Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holst Gardens
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Courtenay Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langhill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Langhill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bratton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wills Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wills Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Soper Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wills Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farnaby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farnaby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farnaby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wills Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farnaby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farnaby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerrard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wills Way
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wills Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerrard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wills Way
Sep 2025Robbery Wills Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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