Total Crime Rate

177.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 177.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.9 9/10
  • Burglary 28.9 10/10
  • Public order 24.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashton Avenue area has the 28th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Central , and the 285th highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashton Avenue (BS1 6XH) in the last 12 months was 177.9 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% lower than the Central average (455.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashton Avenue (BS1 6XH), the main crime hotspot is near Bear Yard Mews. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Grenville Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rownham Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bear Yard Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bear Yard Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bear Yard Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bear Yard Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bear Yard Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bear Yard Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bear Yard Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bear Yard Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Joy Hill
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Green Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bear Yard Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clift Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Nova Scotia Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grenville Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Smeaton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Caroline Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Caroline Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Humphry Davy Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avon Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Smeaton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Merchants Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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