Total Crime Rate
184.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stokes Croft area has the 40th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Ashley , and the 271st highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stokes Croft (BS1 3QY) in the last 12 months was 184.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% higher than the Ashley average (174.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (β 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stokes Croft (BS1 3QY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Horsefair, where police recorded 288 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cannon Street (107 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ashley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dove Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | The Horsefair | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Horsefair | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Horsefair | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Horsefair | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Horsefair | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Horsefair | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Horsefair | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Horsefair | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | The Horsefair | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Horsefair | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Horsefair | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodmancote Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodmancote Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodmancote Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Woodmancote Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodmancote Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Horsefair | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Horsefair | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodmancote Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Horsefair | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bath Buildings | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Horsefair | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Horsefair | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Horsefair | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Horsefair | Under investigation |
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