Crime Rates at Ash Road, Bristol, BS7 8RN

Ash Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bishopston and Ashley Down , and the 273rd 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 Ash Road (BS7 8RN) in the last 12 months was 190.7 per 1,000 residents and was 132.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 114.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Road (BS7 8RN), 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.