Total Crime Rate

98.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 98.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 30.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Sydenham Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 645th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sydenham Road (BS6 5SB) in the last 12 months was 98.5 per 1,000 residents and was 81.1% lower than the Central average (521.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydenham Road (BS6 5SB), the main crime hotspot is near Moon Street. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 86 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sydenham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/144)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nine Tree Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armada Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary King Square Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary King Square Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order King Square Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery King Square Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime King Square Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armada Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper York Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armada Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armada Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Armada Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Armada Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Armada Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Armada Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Armada Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Armada Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper York Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper York Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Nugent Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stokes Croft —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stokes Croft —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stokes Croft —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Stokes Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stokes Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Stokes Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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