Total Crime Rate
130.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gloucester Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Ashley , and the 438th highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gloucester Road (BS7 8BN) in the last 12 months was 130.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% lower than the Ashley average (174.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 148.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gloucester Road (BS7 8BN), 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.
View Crime In Ashley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Claremont Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Belmont Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Princes' Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Princes' Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pigsty Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grenville Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wesley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Morley Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Morley Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Melita Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hatherley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Elton Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elton Lane | — |
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