Crime Rate in Ashley, ward

Ashley has the 5th highest crime rate of 34 wards in Bristol, City of district and the 429th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 32nd highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ashley in the last 12 months was 174.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% higher than the Bristol, City of district average (140.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ashley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,184 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 9 cases , down -60.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 27.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,725 (≈ 79.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ashley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Bond Street. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.