Total Crime Rate

272.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

148.3 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 272.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 148.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.7 10/10
  • Public order 44.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Ashton Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bedminster , and the 165th 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 Ashton Road (BS3 2EQ) in the last 12 months was 272.4 per 1,000 residents and was 176.5% higher than the Bedminster average (98.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 148.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashton Road (BS3 2EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jessop Underpass Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardy Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Hardy Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wedlock Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bower Ashton Terrace —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paxton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clift Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashton Gate Underpass Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jessop Underpass —
Apr 2026Other theft Paxton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Paxton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paxton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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