Total Crime Rate

61.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 61.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Leighton Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Knowle , and the 473rd 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 Leighton Road (BS4 2LL) in the last 12 months was 61.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighton Road (BS4 2LL), the main crime hotspot is near Queensdown Gardens. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leighton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Runswick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lodway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Martin'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensdown Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensdown Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Leighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Leighton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selworthy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cleeve Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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