Total Crime Rate
31.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ravenswood Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Clifton Down , and the 207th lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ravenswood Road (BS6 6BS) in the last 12 months was 31.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% lower than the Clifton Down average (80.5 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ravenswood Road (BS6 6BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cotham Lawn Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roslyn Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cotham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotham Vale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Cotham Lawn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotham Lawn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotham Lawn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Waverley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Elliston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tyndalls Park Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fernbank Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cotham Lawn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbotsford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chandos Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lansdown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rokeby Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montrose Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairview Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Roslyn Road | — |
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