Total Crime Rate

214.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 214.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 79.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.3 9/10
  • Other theft 35.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.5 10/10
  • Public order 23.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Waterloo Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Ashley , and the 239th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterloo Road (BS2 0PL) in the last 12 months was 214.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% higher than the Ashley average (212.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 79.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (BS2 0PL), the main crime hotspot is near Harleston Street. Police recorded 172 crimes here, including 123 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterloo Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/140)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harleston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Wade Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Jacob Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jacob Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jacob Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wade Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Wade Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Thomas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Thomas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Wade Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jacob Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chimney Steps Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Road Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Road Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsland Road Bridge —
Apr 2026Robbery Wade Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wade Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Jacob Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wade Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wade Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Burglary Old Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anvil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Midland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Midland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft New Kingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Unity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Old Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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