Total Crime Rate

382.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 382.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 97.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.7 10/10
  • Burglary 51.4 10/10
  • Other theft 45.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.6 10/10
  • Public order 22.9 9/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Waterloo Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Ashley , and the 85th 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 Waterloo Road (BS2 0PN) in the last 12 months was 382.9 per 1,000 residents and was 119.3% higher than the Ashley average (174.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -64.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 108.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (BS2 0PN), the main crime hotspot is near Wade Street. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 78 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
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bragg'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamb Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamb Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Kingsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Kingsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Kingsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Little Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lamb Street —
Sep 2025Public order Little Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sweetman Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Sweetman Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sweetman Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sweetman Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lamb Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wade Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Union Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wade Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wade Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wade Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Wade Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wade Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wade Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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