Total Crime Rate
184.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
69.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Richmond Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Ashley , and the 293rd 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 Richmond Road (BS6 5EP) in the last 12 months was 184.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 69.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Richmond Road (BS6 5EP), the main crime hotspot is near Drummond Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bristol| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnabas Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dalrymple Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brook Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Brook Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drummond Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drummond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Drummond Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Drummond Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Drummond Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Drummond Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | East Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dalrymple Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Maurice Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leopold Road | — |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | West Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | West Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Montpelier | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Montpelier | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | West Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Picton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dalrymple Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalrymple Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Albert Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodmancote Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodmancote Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lower Cheltenham Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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