Total Crime Rate

70.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.4 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 70.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Cotham Brow area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 526th lowest crime rate of 1,343 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 Cotham Brow (BS6 6AW) in the last 12 months was 70.1 per 1,000 residents and was 86.6% lower than the Central average (521.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 106.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotham Brow (BS6 6AW), the main crime hotspot is near Montague Hill. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cotham Brow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Nugent Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nugent Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookfield Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gibson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Zetland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zetland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zetland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zetland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Kingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Kingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Matthew'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cotham Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotham Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsdown Parade —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redland Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotham Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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