Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cotham Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Central , and the 371st 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 Cotham Road (BS6 6DP) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 90.0% lower than the Central average (455.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotham Road (BS6 6DP), the main crime hotspot is near Montague Hill. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 54 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Michael'S Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Montague Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alfred Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henrietta Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Henrietta Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Henrietta Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotham Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fremantle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Montague Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Montague Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cotham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Montague Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montague Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montague Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Hill Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cotham Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cotham Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cotham Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hayfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hayfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cotham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Horfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Clarence Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Walker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trelawney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trelawney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cotham Lawn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ravenswood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ravenswood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Paul Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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