Total Crime Rate

316.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 316.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 100.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Public order 32.5 10/10
  • Other theft 23.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.7 10/10
  • Robbery 17.8 10/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 19th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Ashley , and the 117th 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 Gloucester Road (BS7 8BA) in the last 12 months was 316.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.3% higher than the Ashley average (174.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 100.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Road (BS7 8BA), the main crime hotspot is near Elton Lane. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gloucester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elton Lane
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hatherley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Meridian Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Belmont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Princes' Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Princes' Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grenville Road
Sep 2025Other theft Morley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Morley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melita Road
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Belvoir Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Elton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elton Lane

Data Sources

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