Total Crime Rate

423.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 423.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 305.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 53.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Other theft 34.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bell Hill Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in St George Central , and the 80th 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 Bell Hill Road (BS5 7LY) in the last 12 months was 423.0 per 1,000 residents and was 284.0% 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 Shoplifting with 125 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bell Hill Road (BS5 7LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bell Hill Road, where police recorded 165 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whiteway Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bell Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Apr 2026Public order Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime A431 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grenville Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kenn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kenn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillburn Road —
Apr 2026Public order Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whiteway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A431 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Brockhurst Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brockhurst Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brockhurst Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brockhurst Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockhurst Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A431 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilltop Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A431 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bell Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cousins Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bell Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bell Hill Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary A431 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bell Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bell Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bell Hill Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bell Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Hill Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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