Total Crime Rate

43.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.1 4/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Downend Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Bishopston and Ashley Down , and the 349th lowest crime rate of 1,352 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 Downend Road (BS7 9PR) in the last 12 months was 43.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% lower than the Bishopston and Ashley Down average (78.1 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downend Road (BS7 9PR), the main crime hotspot is near Beaufort Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Downend Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Strathmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trubshaw Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Trubshaw Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Milner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olveston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Olveston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Beaufort Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Beaufort Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Strathmore Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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