Total Crime Rate

97.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.3 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 97.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 29.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.8 5/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 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

Downend Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bishopston and Ashley Down , and the 648th 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 Downend Road (BS7 9PY) in the last 12 months was 97.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downend Road (BS7 9PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 128 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elmore Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Downend Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Dovercourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petherbridge Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellicott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dovercourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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