Total Crime Rate

51.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 51.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 19.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Somerset Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Knowle , and the 382nd 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 Somerset Road (BS4 2JB) in the last 12 months was 51.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% lower than the Knowle average (67.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Road (BS4 2JB), the main crime hotspot is near Ryde Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Somerset Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hampden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beaconsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Copse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ryde Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ryde Road —
Apr 2026Public order Ryde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakmeade Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakmeade Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakmeade Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oakmeade Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Somerset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cleeve Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Leighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leighton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Leighton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selworthy Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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