Total Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.4 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 60.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 6/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Downend Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bishopston and Ashley Down , and the 464th lowest 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 Downend Road (BS7 9PR) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% lower than the Bishopston and Ashley Down average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downend Road (BS7 9PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beaufort Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trubshaw Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Downend Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Southampton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Beaufort Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beaufort Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beaufort Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beaufort Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaufort Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rudthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Downend Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tortworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tortworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trubshaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellicott Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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