Total Crime Rate

134.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 134.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 44.8 7/10
  • Drugs 39.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Meadow Vale area has the 14th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in St George Central , and the 453rd 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 Meadow Vale (BS5 7RF) in the last 12 months was 134.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% 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 Drugs with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Vale (BS5 7RF), the main crime hotspot is near Speedwell Road. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Vale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Green Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whiteway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Whitefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whitefield Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Green Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Speedwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cossham Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cossham Walk —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Speedwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Speedwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Speedwell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Speedwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rodney Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derwent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Green Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Starveall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Meadow Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Green Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Green Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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