Total Crime Rate

133.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 133.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.9 10/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bartholomews Square area has the 9th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bishopston and Ashley Down , and the 464th highest crime rate of 1,343 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 Bartholomews Square (BS7 0QA) in the last 12 months was 133.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% higher than the Bishopston and Ashley Down average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 62.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bartholomews Square (BS7 0QA), the main crime hotspot is near Filton Road. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bartholomews Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wessex Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Filton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bartholomews Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Filton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bayswater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crofton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crofton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crofton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Crofton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Filton Road
Apr 2026Burglary Filton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Filton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jocelyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Douglas Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Manx Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inkerman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Inkerman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ramsey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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