Total Crime Rate

41.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.7 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 41.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 2.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

The Drive area has the 14th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze , and the 294th lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Drive (BS9 4LD) in the last 12 months was 41.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

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 ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (BS9 4LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waterford Road, where police recorded 291 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springfield Grove (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Waterford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Waterford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waterford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Knights Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Waterford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Henleaze Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Waterford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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