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

Cromwell Road 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 Cromwell Road (BS6 5HA) 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 Cromwell Road (BS6 5HA), 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 Cromwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Picton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chesterfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chesterfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Montpelier Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Montpelier Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodmancote Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodmancote Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Buildings —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Overton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Effingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leopold Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Belmont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary North Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Andrew'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colston Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Andrew'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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