Total Crime Rate

36.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.7 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 36.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.9 4/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 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

Sommerville Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Ashley , and the 240th 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 Sommerville Road (BS6 5BX) in the last 12 months was 36.1 per 1,000 residents and was 83.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sommerville Road (BS6 5BX), the main crime hotspot is near Stanley Avenue. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sommerville Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hurlingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B4052 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osborne Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sommerville Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maurice Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sommerville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richmond Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wolferton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leopold Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Sommerville Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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