Total Crime Rate
926.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Somerset Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Ashley , and the 20th highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Somerset Street (BS1 6FH) in the last 12 months was 926.3 per 1,000 residents and was 430.6% higher than the Ashley average (174.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 10.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -69.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 135 (≈ 432.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Somerset Street (BS1 6FH), the main crime hotspot is near Mede Close. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ashley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Redcliff Mead Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Redcliff Mead Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Luke'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Spring Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Victoria Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chatterton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Somerset Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerset Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Somerset Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Somerset Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Somerset Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Spring Street Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mede Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Street Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mede Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Mede Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Redcliff Mead Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Approach | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mede Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mede Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mede Close | Under investigation |
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