Total Crime Rate
236.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
70.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Seddon Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Ashley , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 1,343 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 Seddon Road (BS2 9YA) in the last 12 months was 236.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 70.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Seddon Road (BS2 9YA), 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.
View Crime In Bristol| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | John Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watercress Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | John Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hopetoun Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | John Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hopetoun Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hopetoun Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Watercress Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | James Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Magdalene Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Conduit Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Magdalene Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gordon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sevier Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | John Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ashley Grove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Ashley Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | John Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Morley Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Werburgh'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Boyce Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | James Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleave Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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