Total Crime Rate

121.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 121.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · 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 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Knowle , and the 484th highest 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 2UQ) in the last 12 months was 121.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 63.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadfield Road (BS4 2UQ), the main crime hotspot is near Wells Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 13 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newlyn Walk —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Crest —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wells Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wells Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Martins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wootton Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shapcott Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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