Total Crime Rate

133.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 133.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Robbery 21.7 10/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

College Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Southmead , and the 426th highest crime rate of 1,352 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 133.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% higher than the Southmead average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 76.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.9% 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 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Falcondale Walk (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in College Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Falcondale Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Falcondale Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Falcondale Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falcondale Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shipley Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albert Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Watkins Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westfield Cottages Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westfield Cottages Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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