Total Crime Rate

99.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wells Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Windmill Hill , and the 636th 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 Wells Road (BS4 2DB) in the last 12 months was 99.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% higher than the Windmill Hill average (59.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wells Road (BS4 2DB), the main crime hotspot is near School Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wells Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Angers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cemetery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cemetery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clyde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clyde Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Clyde Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bayham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calcott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bathwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order County Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillside Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Angers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences County Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingstree Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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