Total Crime Rate

65.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.6 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 65.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 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
  • 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

Speedwell Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in St George Central , and the 499th lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Speedwell Road (BS5 7SF) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Speedwell Road (BS5 7SF), the main crime hotspot is near Parade Court. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Speedwell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Whitewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Speedwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Speedwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emra Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emra Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Emra Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ventnor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ventnor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Deep Pit Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crofts End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derwent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmes Hill Road
Apr 2026Public order Holmes Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Holmes Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foundry Lane
Apr 2026Public order Holmes Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Holmes Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parade Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parade Court
Apr 2026Burglary Parade Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parade Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Road

Data Sources

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