Total Crime Rate
381.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
138.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cheltenham Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Ashley , and the 97th 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 Cheltenham Road (BS6 5RL) in the last 12 months was 381.8 per 1,000 residents and was 79.7% higher 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 138.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cheltenham Road (BS6 5RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stokes Croft, where police recorded 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dove Street (67 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ashley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Montpelier | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Armada Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nine Tree Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Armidale Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Armidale Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Armidale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Armada Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Armada Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Armada Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | City Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Armada Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Armada Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Armada Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Armada Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Armada Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nine Tree Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Armada Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Armada Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Colston Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheltenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cheltenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheltenham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydenham Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydenham Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunswick Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunswick Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunswick Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brunswick Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brunswick Street | — |
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