Total Crime Rate
179.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bayswater Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Bishopston and Ashley Down , and the 281st highest crime rate of 1,352 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 Bayswater Road (BS7 0BN) in the last 12 months was 179.6 per 1,000 residents and was 130.1% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 96.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bayswater Road (BS7 0BN), 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.
View Crime In Bishopston and Ashley Down| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenwood Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaufort Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Laxey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Filton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Filton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bartholomews Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bartholomews Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bartholomews Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bartholomews Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Bartholomews Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayswater Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bayswater Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bayswater Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Somerton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Caine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Beaufort Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Beaufort Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenwood Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Greenwood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Greenwood Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Greenwood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Crofton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crofton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Crofton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crofton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crofton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crofton Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
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