Total Crime Rate
36.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Maurice 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 Maurice Road (BS6 5BZ) 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 Maurice Road (BS6 5BZ), 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.
View Crime In Ashley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrew'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Effingham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chesterfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Chesterfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Belmont Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Richmond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Richmond Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Maurice Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sommerville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Andrew'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrew'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Andrew'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hurlingham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wolferton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesterfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesterfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sommerville Road South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sommerville Road South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leopold Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Longfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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