Crime Rates at Bishop Road, Bristol, BS7 8LU

Bishop Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Bishopston and Ashley Down , and the 219th lowest crime rate of 1,352 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 Bishop Road (BS7 8LU) in the last 12 months was 29.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% lower 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 Public order with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishop Road (BS7 8LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Melbourne Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Monk Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.