Total Crime Rate

87.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · 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 15th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Bishopston and Ashley Down , and the 666th highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gloucester Road (BS7 8NT) in the last 12 months was 87.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Road (BS7 8NT), the main crime hotspot is near Prison. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 90 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 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nevil Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Princes' Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pigsty Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grenville Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nevil Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nevil Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nevil Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nevil Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nevil Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nevil Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nevil Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Bishop Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nevil Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Morley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Morley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mervyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mervyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brynland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melita Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nevil Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nevil Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nevil Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cricklade Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Princes' Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nevil Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Manor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation

Data Sources

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