Total Crime Rate
25.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Malvern Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in St George Central , and the 156th 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 Malvern Road (BS5 8JB) in the last 12 months was 25.0 per 1,000 residents and was 77.3% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Malvern Road (BS5 8JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clouds Hill Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tannery Lane (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St George Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clouds Hill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Butlers Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Butlers Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Summerhill Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Riverside Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Dick'S Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Grove South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clouds Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clouds Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clouds Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clouds Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clouds Hill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tannery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Diamond Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Orchard Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cherry Orchard Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clouds Hill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Tannery Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tannery Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tannery Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tannery Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tannery Lane | Under investigation |
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