Total Crime Rate

59.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 59.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • 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

St Martins Gardens area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Knowle , and the 453rd lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Martins Gardens (BS4 2NJ) in the last 12 months was 59.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Martins Gardens (BS4 2NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Priory Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Martins Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Newlyn Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Leighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selworthy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shapcott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A37 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Leighton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Park Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Leighton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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