Total Crime Rate
98.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Melita Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Ashley , and the 609th highest crime rate of 1,352 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 Melita Road (BS6 5AZ) in the last 12 months was 98.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% lower than the Ashley average (174.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -84.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Melita Road (BS6 5AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ashley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mervyn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mervyn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Melita Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Leopold Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cricklade Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maurice Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Derby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stanley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Morley Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stanley Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stanley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stanley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wathen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wathen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sefton Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sefton Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Morley Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chesterfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wesley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grenville Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
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