Total Crime Rate

59.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 59.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 20.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 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

Watercress Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Ashley , and the 452nd lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watercress Road (BS2 9YJ) in the last 12 months was 59.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watercress Road (BS2 9YJ), the main crime hotspot is near Pople Walk. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watercress Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mina Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Pople Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Werburgh'S Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pople Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dirac Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Werburgh'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopetoun Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hopetoun Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hopetoun Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watercress Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Watercress Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boiling Wells Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osborne Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mina Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B4052 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mina Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sommerville Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Sommerville Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pople Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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