Total Crime Rate

70.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 10.1 5/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Bristol Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Banwell & Winscombe , and the 246th highest crime rate of 733 local areas in North Somerset .

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 Bristol Road (BS40 5JH) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% higher than the Banwell & Winscombe average (53.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bristol Road (BS40 5JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Mary'S Gardens, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Three Acres Court (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bristol Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft St Mary'S Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Mary'S Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stockmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Says Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Mary'S Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Mary'S Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Mary'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Mary'S Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Mary'S Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Mary'S Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Mary'S Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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