Total Crime Rate
106.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Palmerston Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Redland , and the 591st highest crime rate of 1,343 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 Palmerston Road (BS6 7RH) in the last 12 months was 106.4 per 1,000 residents and was 171.3% higher than the Redland average (39.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 106.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Palmerston Road (BS6 7RH), the main crime hotspot is near Linden Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Redland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Metford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Linden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Howard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dundonald Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cranside Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Coldharbour Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Linden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Harcourt Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Harcourt Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harcourt Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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