Total Crime Rate
24.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Dell area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze , and the 149th 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 The Dell (BS9 3UD) in the last 12 months was 24.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% 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 Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Dell (BS9 3UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cote Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bristol| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Downs Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Back Stoke Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoke Hamlet | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Great Brockeridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stoke Lane | — |
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