Total Crime Rate

207.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 207.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 75.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.0 8/10
  • Public order 25.1 10/10
  • Burglary 21.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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

Picton Street area has the 38th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Ashley , and the 253rd highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Picton Street (BS6 5QA) in the last 12 months was 207.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% 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 21 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 Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Picton Street (BS6 5QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Armada Place, where police recorded 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stokes Croft (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Picton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wellington Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheltenham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cheltenham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Picton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wellington Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wellington Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Montpelier Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wellington Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hepburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Picton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Armidale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Armidale Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Armidale Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Montpelier Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Upper York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper York Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper York Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper York Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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