Total Crime Rate

126.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 126.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Public order 10.7 7/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gloucester Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Bishopston and Ashley Down , and the 455th highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gloucester Road (BS7 0BJ) in the last 12 months was 126.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% higher than the Bishopston and Ashley Down average (78.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Road (BS7 0BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beaufort Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highbury Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gloucester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenwood Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Laxey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Filton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Caine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bartholomews Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bartholomews Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bartholomews Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bartholomews Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bartholomews Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bayswater Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bayswater Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Somerton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Filton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Beaufort Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Beaufort Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenwood Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Greenwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Greenwood Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crofton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crofton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crofton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crofton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crofton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crofton Avenue Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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