Total Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ash Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Hillfields , and the 480th lowest crime rate of 1,343 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 Ash Close (BS16 4BA) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% lower than the Hillfields average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -13.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Close (BS16 4BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodland Way, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holly Grove (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ash Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quadrant East —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quadrant East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quadrant East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quadrant East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summerleaze —
Apr 2026Public order Ash Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Acacia Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frampton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wesley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wesley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quadrant East —
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Data Sources

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