Total Crime Rate
110.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Maxse 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.
View Crime In Knowle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ryde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Merfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ryde Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ryde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ryde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ryde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ryde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ryde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beaconsfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oakmeade Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakmeade Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Martin'S Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Merfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Priory Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selworthy Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leighton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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