Crime in BS39: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
BS39 recorded 74 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 2.9 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 44.6% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 17.5% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring29.14 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment74 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_upCrime up 17.5% year-on-year
Total Crimes
74Annual Crime Rate
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Within BS39 district
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Estimated population
Interactive Crime Map
District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Gravure Close Map | total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2 | 8 |
| Brandown Close Map | total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 6 | 6 |
| Supermarket Map | total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 5 |
| Old Mills Industrial Estate Map | total: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1 Vehicle crime: 1 | 2 |
| Brookside Map | total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 2 |
| Ashleigh Close Map | total: 2 Shoplifting: 2 | 2 |
| Plumptre Road Map | total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 2 |
| Badman Close Map | total: 2 Burglary: 1 Public order: 1 | 2 |
| Meadow Road Map | total: 2 Public order: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 2 |
| Upper Bristol Road Map | total: 2 Burglary: 1 Other theft: 1 | 2 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: BS39
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in BS39 (44.6%). Burglary (14.9%) and Anti-social Behaviour (10.8%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in BS39 has risen sharply — by 17.5%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for BS39 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.
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