Total Crime Rate
99.5 per 1,000
All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.9 per 1,000
Apr 2025 - Mar 2026West Park area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 625th highest crime rate of 1,342 local areas in Bristol, City of .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around West Park (BS8 2LX) in the last 12 months was 99.5 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% lower than the Central average (514.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West Park (BS8 2LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Melrose Place (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alma Road Avenue | — |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hampton Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Imperial Road | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Burglary | Melrose Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunderland Place | — |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Sunderland Place | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Burglary | Hampton Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampton Lane | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Burglary | West Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Park | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hampton Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hampton Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Burglary | Melrose Avenue | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Aberdeen Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotham Gardens | — |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotham Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotham Gardens | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hampton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Burglary | Hillside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Other theft | Hillside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hillside | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Other crime | Cotham Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Burglary | Melrose Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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