Total Crime Rate

108.0 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 108.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ponsford Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Knowle , and the 549th 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 Ponsford Road (BS4 2UT) in the last 12 months was 108.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 58.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ponsford Road (BS4 2UT), 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 Ponsford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wells Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cadogan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wells Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Crest —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springleaze —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hengrove Lane —
Sep 2025Other crime Westleigh Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westleigh Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westleigh Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westleigh Park —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cadogan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cadogan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hengrove Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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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