Total Crime Rate

131.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 131.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 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
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 17th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Brislington East , and the 466th 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 Birchwood Road (BS4 4RD) in the last 12 months was 131.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchwood Road (BS4 4RD), the main crime hotspot is near Latimer Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birchwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs St Cuthberts Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Cuthberts Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latimer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Cuthberts Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millbank Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allison Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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