Total Crime Rate

30.6 per 1,000 3/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.3 per 1,000 3/10 Β· Low

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 30.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wordsworth Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Horfield , and the 194th 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 Wordsworth Road (BS7 0EB) in the last 12 months was 30.6 per 1,000 residents and was 79.7% lower than the Horfield average (150.7 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Road (BS7 0EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Walk, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wordsworth Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wordsworth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amis Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emerson Square β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Emerson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Emerson Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emerson Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ruskin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruskin Grove β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Buxton Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emerson Square β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amis Walk β€”
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sixth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amis Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Walk β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Joyce Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Road β€”

Data Sources

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