Total Crime Rate
78.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fairlawn Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Ashley , and the 592nd 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 Fairlawn Road (BS6 5JS) in the last 12 months was 78.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.9% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fairlawn Road (BS6 5JS), 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.
View Crime In Ashley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumberland Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashfield Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | 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 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lower Cheltenham Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashfield Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashfield Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumberland Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashfield Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashfield Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albany Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashfield Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Ashfield Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ashfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ashfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ashfield Place | 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 | Burglary | Milverton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | West Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Magdalene Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Magdalene Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brook Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesterfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Brook Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | East Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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