Total Crime Rate

110.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 110.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 17.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Maxse Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Knowle , and the 535th highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maxse Road (BS4 2JT) in the last 12 months was 110.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% higher than the Knowle average (69.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 42.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 120.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maxse Road (BS4 2JT), the main crime hotspot is near Ryde Road. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maxse Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ryde Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Merfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ryde Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ryde Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ryde Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ryde Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Ryde Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ryde Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryde Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beaconsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Oakmeade Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakmeade Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Merfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Priory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selworthy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Leighton Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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