Total Crime Rate

173.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.1 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 173.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.7 9/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Orchard Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in St George Central , and the 314th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Road (BS5 7HS) in the last 12 months was 173.9 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% higher than the St George Central average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 84.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Road (BS5 7HS), the main crime hotspot is near Whiteway Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Holmes Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summerhill Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clouds Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Holmes Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Holmes Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Holmes Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmes Hill Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Dick'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clouds Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Grove South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whiteway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clouds Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Emra Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clouds Hill Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clouds Hill Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Cherry Orchard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Diamond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park View Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park View Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Orchard Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emra Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Tannery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clouds Hill Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tannery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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