Total Crime Rate
182.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Maple Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Bishopston and Ashley Down , and the 274th 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 Maple Road (BS7 8RH) in the last 12 months was 182.2 per 1,000 residents and was 133.4% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 122.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maple Road (BS7 8RH), the main crime hotspot is near Churchways Crescent. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bishopston and Ashley Down| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Maple Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Churchways Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Olveston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Olveston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dongola Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Strathmore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Strathmore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pitt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pitt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pitt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pitt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pitt Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Churchways Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Churchways Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pitt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Merton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oak Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Maple Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Gloucester Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gloucester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oak Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beloe Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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