Total Crime Rate

288.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 288.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 141.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.9 10/10
  • Public order 30.2 10/10
  • Burglary 18.6 10/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Robbery 9.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 8/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Ashley , and the 152nd 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 Ashley Road (BS6 5NJ) in the last 12 months was 288.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% higher 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 141.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 151.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashley Road (BS6 5NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Stokes Croft. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/140)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Dean Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cheltenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Montpelier Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Backfields Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chesterfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chesterfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gwyn Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gwyn Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colston Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheltenham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nine Tree Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hepburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hepburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hepburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Bishop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Little Bishop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Montpelier Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nine Tree Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Bishop Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Buildings —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Picton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Picton Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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