Total Crime Rate

60.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 60.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 14.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.7 2/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Downend Park area has the 24th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bishopston and Ashley Down , and the 467th 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 Downend Park (BS7 9PU) in the last 12 months was 60.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% 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 Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downend Park (BS7 9PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dovercourt Road, where police recorded 30 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 Park area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellicott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dovercourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Downend Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dovercourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trubshaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petherbridge Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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