Total Crime Rate

54.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.4 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 54.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 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 Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Brislington East , and the 403rd lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birchwood Road (BS4 4RB) in the last 12 months was 54.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchwood Road (BS4 4RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Latimer Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birchwood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Helier Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Cuthberts Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Cuthberts Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Helier Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs St Cuthberts Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Latimer Close
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Latimer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Latimer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Latimer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latimer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latimer Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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