Crime Rates at St Matthews Road, Bristol, BS6 5TS

St Matthews Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Central , and the 599th lowest crime rate of 1,352 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 St Matthews Road (BS6 5TS) in the last 12 months was 74.6 per 1,000 residents and was 83.6% lower than the Central average (455.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Matthews Road (BS6 5TS), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.