Total Crime Rate

77.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.0 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 77.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Wells Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Knowle , and the 584th 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 Wells Road (BS4 2PX) in the last 12 months was 77.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wells Road (BS4 2PX), the main crime hotspot is near Ryde Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wells Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakmeade Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Somerset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oakmeade Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakmeade Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ryde Road —
Apr 2026Public order Ryde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ryde Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beaconsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hampden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakmeade Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hengrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newlyn Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Copse Road Under investigation
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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