Total Crime Rate

80.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 80.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Broadfield Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Knowle , and the 633rd lowest crime rate of 1,352 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 Broadfield Road (BS4 2UL) in the last 12 months was 80.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadfield Road (BS4 2UL), the main crime hotspot is near Springleaze. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broadfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springleaze —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newlyn Walk —
Sep 2025Burglary Shapcott Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wells Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Crest —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wells Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westleigh Park —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westleigh Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westleigh Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Westleigh Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hengrove Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hengrove Lane —

Data Sources

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