Total Crime Rate

179.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 179.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Highbury 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 Highbury Road (BS7 0BZ) 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 Highbury Road (BS7 0BZ), 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 Highbury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenwood Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Filton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Filton Grove Under investigation
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 2025Bicycle theft Bartholomews Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trubshaw Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Trubshaw Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Bartholomews Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Beaufort Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Greenwood Close Awaiting court outcome
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

Data Sources

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