Total Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 117.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Priory Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Knowle , and the 529th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Priory Road (BS4 2NL) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Road (BS4 2NL), 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 Priory Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Leighton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Martin'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Runswick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensdown Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensdown Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Leighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leighton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selworthy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cleeve Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hampden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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