Total Crime Rate

133.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 133.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.7 10/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Dorchester Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Horfield , and the 455th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorchester Road (BS7 0LA) in the last 12 months was 133.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 7.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 93.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorchester Road (BS7 0LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Walk, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lockleaze Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dorchester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Reynold'S Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rose Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lockleaze Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Joyce Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Walk —
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hughes Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Buxton Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Jocelyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Masefield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keys Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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