Total Crime Rate
19.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Friary Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bishopston and Ashley Down , and the 101st lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Friary Road (BS7 8AF) in the last 12 months was 19.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% lower 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 Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 109.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Friary Road (BS7 8AF), the main crime hotspot is near Dulverton Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Redland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranbrook Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dulverton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Berkeley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Monmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | King'S Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maplemeade | — |
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