Total Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 39.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • 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

Birchwood Court area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Brislington East , and the 272nd lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birchwood Court (BS4 4JD) in the last 12 months was 39.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.1% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchwood Court (BS4 4JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St David'S Crescent, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chelmsford Walk (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birchwood Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parfitt'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chelmsford Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butlers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Butlers Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parfitt'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parfitt'S Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parfitt'S Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bangor Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Riverside Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chelmsford Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chelmsford Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Georges Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St David'S Crescent
Apr 2026Other crime St David'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chelmsford Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Birchwood Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Georges Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chelmsford Walk

Data Sources

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