Total Crime Rate

88.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.1 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 88.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ponsford Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Knowle , and the 651st lowest 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 Ponsford Road (BS4 2UR) in the last 12 months was 88.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ponsford Road (BS4 2UR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westleigh Park, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springleaze (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ponsford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Whitwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossway Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hengrove Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hengrove Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ponsford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newlyn Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beechmount Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Shapcott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cadogan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hengrove Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hengrove Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A37 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossway Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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