Total Crime Rate

1252.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1252.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 422.0 10/10
  • Public order 174.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 169.7 10/10
  • Other theft 114.7 10/10
  • Drugs 96.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 91.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 68.8 10/10
  • Robbery 36.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 27.5 10/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.8 10/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pennywell Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Ashley , and the 10th highest crime rate of 1,352 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 Pennywell Road (BS5 0TL) in the last 12 months was 1252.3 per 1,000 residents and was 617.4% higher than the Ashley average (174.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 141 (≈ 646.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennywell Road (BS5 0TL), the main crime hotspot is near Wade Street. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pennywell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/141)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hathway Walk Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Thrissell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Webb Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robinson Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goodhind Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Harleston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Harleston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Thrissell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thrissell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thrissell Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milsom Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thrissell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thrissell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thrissell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thrissell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thrissell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Harleston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Harleston Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harleston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milsom Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milsom Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harleston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hathway Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hathway Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hathway Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hathway Walk Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hathway Walk Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hathway Walk Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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