Total Crime Rate

59.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.4 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 59.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 20.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 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

Ashley Hill area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Ashley , and the 452nd 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 Ashley Hill (BS6 5JA) in the last 12 months was 59.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashley Hill (BS6 5JA), the main crime hotspot is near Ashfield Place. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashley Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magdalene Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Magdalene Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ashley Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ashley Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sevier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wolferton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Milverton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sommerville Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sommerville Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richmond Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Cheltenham Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hurlingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Werburgh'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Brook Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brook Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ashfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ashfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morley Street —
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Data Sources

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