Total Crime Rate

755.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

425.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 755.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 425.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 348.6 10/10
  • Other crime 91.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 64.2 10/10
  • Public order 64.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 52.0 8/10
  • Other theft 42.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Drugs 18.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.2 10/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 54 local areas in Bishopston and Ashley Down , and the 35th highest crime rate of 1,343 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 8PG) in the last 12 months was 755.4 per 1,000 residents and was 819.4% higher than the Bishopston and Ashley Down average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 114 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 88.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -27.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 139 (≈ 425.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Road (BS7 8PG), the main crime hotspot is near Prison. Police recorded 133 crimes here, including 83 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tortworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Radnor Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Radnor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornleigh Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gloucester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gloucester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gloucester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gloucester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tennyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Tortworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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