Total Crime Rate

149.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 149.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Robbery 21.7 10/10
  • Public order 19.0 9/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

College Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Southmead , and the 396th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around College Road (BS9 3EJ) in the last 12 months was 149.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% higher than the Southmead average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 84.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Road (BS9 3EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Falcondale Walk (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in College Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Falcondale Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmfield Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Falcondale Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greystoke Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westbury Court Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westbury Court Road —
Apr 2026Public order Falcondale Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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