Crime Rate in Long Ashton, ward

Long Ashton has the 13th lowest crime rate of 35 wards in North Somerset district and the 2463rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 346th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Long Ashton in the last 12 months was 48.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% lower than the North Somerset district average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Long Ashton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 158 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 211 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Long Ashton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Fenswood Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.