Total Crime Rate

85.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.3 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 85.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandbed Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Ashley , and the 631st lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandbed Road (BS2 9TY) in the last 12 months was 85.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandbed Road (BS2 9TY), the main crime hotspot is near John Street. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandbed Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Horley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baptist Mills Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mina Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour James Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Durham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour James Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Boyce Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashley Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gatton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Merstham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millpond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gordon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sevier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mina Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Blenheim Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blenheim Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Seymour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ashley Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ashley Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oxford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosebery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fox Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mina Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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