Total Crime Rate
126.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wellington Hill area has the 12th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bishopston and Ashley Down , and the 484th highest crime rate of 1,343 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 Wellington Hill (BS7 8SR) in the last 12 months was 126.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% 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 Vehicle crime with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -13.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wellington Hill (BS7 8SR), the main crime hotspot is near Francombe Grove. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bristol| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tayman Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tayman Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tortworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tortworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pitt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pitt Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wellington Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tennyson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Greenwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Churchways Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Churchways Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchways Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchways Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Weston Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crofton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crofton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beaufort Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hunts Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beaufort Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crofton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wellington Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beaufort Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaufort Road | — |
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