Crime Rates at Somerton Road, Bristol, BS7 8SY

Somerton Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Horfield , and the 326th 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 Somerton Road (BS7 8SY) in the last 12 months was 170.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerton Road (BS7 8SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Francombe Grove, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Butterfield Close (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.