Total Crime Rate

104.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.5 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 104.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 19th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Horfield , and the 608th 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 Dorchester Road (BS7 0LB) in the last 12 months was 104.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 67.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorchester Road (BS7 0LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Walk, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dickens Close (23 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 (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Reynold'S Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rose Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Buxton Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amis Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amis Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amis Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Walk —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Joyce Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ruskin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Way 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 Holton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruskin Grove —
Apr 2026Drugs Hughes Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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