Total Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 37.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 22.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Air Balloon Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in St George Central , and the 246th lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Air Balloon Road (BS5 8LD) in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Air Balloon Road (BS5 8LD), 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 Belfry Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Air Balloon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kenn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bell Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillburn Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Fir Tree Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilltop Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grenville Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parslows Barton Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parslows Barton Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime A431 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A431 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kenn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A431 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary A431 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cassey Bottom Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A431 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bell Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bell Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bell Hill Road 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 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cousins Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garfield Road Under investigation
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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