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

St Matthews Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Central , and the 356th 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 5TU) in the last 12 months was 44.1 per 1,000 residents and was 90.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Matthews Road (BS6 5TU), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 86 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.