Total Crime Rate

161.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 161.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 105.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Public order 24.8 10/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Matchells Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Brislington East , and the 351st highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Matchells Close (BS4 4AD) in the last 12 months was 161.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% higher than the Brislington East average (112.7 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 105.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Matchells Close (BS4 4AD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Matchells Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Chelmsford Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Stepping Stones Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butlers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Butlers Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Riverside Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chelmsford Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chelmsford Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chelmsford Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chelmsford Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Stepping Stones Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Stepping Stones Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Stepping Stones —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Stepping Stones —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Birchwood Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St David'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St David'S Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ipswich Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wootton Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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