Total Crime Rate

672.8 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 672.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 296.6 10/10
  • Other crime 107.0 10/10
  • Public order 91.7 10/10
  • Other theft 39.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 30.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
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 highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Bishopston and Ashley Down , and the 34th 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 8PB) in the last 12 months was 672.8 per 1,000 residents and was 762.0% 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 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 44.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -72.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 131 (≈ 400.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Road (BS7 8PB), 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 2025Burglary Hatherley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nevil Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Mervyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mervyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Gloucester Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Gloucester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brynland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nevil Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nevil Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Morley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cricklade Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merton Road
Sep 2025Other crime Orchard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dongola Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theresa Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Morley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nevil Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nevil Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beloe Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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