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 5SH) 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 5SH), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gwyn Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nine Tree Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nine Tree Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nine Tree Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nine Tree Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nine Tree Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nine Tree Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Buildings
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gwyn Street
Apr 2026Burglary Picton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Picton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Picton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Picton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Picton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nine Tree Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Armidale Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Armidale Avenue
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Armidale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Picton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Wellington Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wellington Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wellington Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wellington Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Picton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookfield Lane

Data Sources

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