Total Crime Rate

188.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 188.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Public order 23.2 9/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Birchwood Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Brislington East , and the 264th highest crime rate of 1,352 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 Birchwood Road (BS4 4RD) in the last 12 months was 188.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% higher than the Brislington East average (109.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 105.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchwood Road (BS4 4RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Latimer Close, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sark Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birchwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sark Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guernsey Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latimer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Allison Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Latimer Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Guernsey Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Aubin'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Aubin'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Aubin'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Aubin'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Aubin'S Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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