Total Crime Rate

29.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 29.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marston Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Knowle , and the 216th lowest crime rate of 1,352 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 Marston Road (BS4 2JW) in the last 12 months was 29.1 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marston Road (BS4 2JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ryde Road, where police recorded 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queensdown Gardens (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marston Road area

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

Data Sources

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