Total Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 38.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 10.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Downs Cote Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze , and the 261st 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 Downs Cote Drive (BS9 3TS) in the last 12 months was 38.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% lower than the Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze average (77.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson 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 4 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downs Cote Drive (BS9 3TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stoke Lane, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A4018 (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Downs Cote Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoke Hamlet Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Back Stoke Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stoke Lane
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Downs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Great Brockeridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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