Total Crime Rate
72.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Birchwood Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Brislington East , and the 543rd lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Birchwood Road (BS4 4QL) in the last 12 months was 72.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birchwood Road (BS4 4QL), 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.
View Crime In Brislington East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelmsford Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St David'S Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | St David'S Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Anne'S Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ripon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Old Mission | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Bush Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chelmsford Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chelmsford Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelmsford Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelmsford Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rochester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bangor Grove | Under investigation |
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