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 5NP) 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 5NP), 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 (30/157)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nine Tree Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bishop Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bishop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bishop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dean Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dean Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chapter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chapter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapter Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Wellington Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wellington Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wellington Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Bishop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Little Bishop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brunswick Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Lane —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Armidale Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Armidale Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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