Total Crime Rate

67.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 67.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Northwick Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Horfield , and the 512th 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 Northwick Road (BS7 0UG) in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northwick Road (BS7 0UG), the main crime hotspot is near Filton Road. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northwick Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Murdoch Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Priory Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Murdoch Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Douglas Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ramsey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Filton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Filton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Filton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Filton Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murdoch Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murdoch Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belmont Park
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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