Total Crime Rate

103.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.9 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 103.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 28.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.3 9/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 611th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cotham Road (BS6 6DP) in the last 12 months was 103.3 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotham Road (BS6 6DP), 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 Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Courtside Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Michael'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Clarence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotham Lawn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotham Lawn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cotham Lawn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cotham Lawn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paul Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsdown Parade —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotham Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Montague Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Portland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cotham Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotham Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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