Crime Rates at Cotham Brow, Bristol, BS6 6AE

Cotham Brow area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Central , and the 146th highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cotham Brow (BS6 6AE) in the last 12 months was 278.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 127.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotham Brow (BS6 6AE), the main crime hotspot is near Elton Lane. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.