Total Crime Rate

109.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 109.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 37.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

The Old Vicarage area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Ashley , and the 572nd 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 The Old Vicarage (BS6 5EF) in the last 12 months was 109.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% lower than the Ashley average (212.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Old Vicarage (BS6 5EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Armidale Avenue, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Picton Lane (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Old Vicarage area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Avenue
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chesterfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Lane
Apr 2026Burglary Cheltenham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheltenham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Montpelier Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Montpelier Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chesterfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cheltenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leopold Road
Apr 2026Burglary Hepburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hepburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hepburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gwyn Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gwyn Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brigstocke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft City Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheltenham Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drummond Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richmond Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Wellington Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wellington Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wellington Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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