Total Crime Rate

251.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

140.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 251.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 140.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.0 9/10
  • Other theft 28.6 10/10
  • Burglary 20.0 10/10
  • Public order 20.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

City Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Ashley , and the 186th 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 City Road (BS2 8TP) in the last 12 months was 251.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 140.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (BS2 8TP), the main crime hotspot is near Callowhill Court. Police recorded 386 crimes here, including 155 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in City Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/292)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nine Tree Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Wellington Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Callowhill Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Callowhill Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Callowhill Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Callowhill Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Callowhill Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Callowhill Court —
Apr 2026Burglary Callowhill Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Callowhill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Callowhill Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Callowhill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wellington Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Callowhill Court —
Apr 2026Burglary Wellington Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wellington Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Callowhill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Callowhill Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Callowhill Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Callowhill Court Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Callowhill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Callowhill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Callowhill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Callowhill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Picton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Armidale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Callowhill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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