Total Crime Rate

164.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 164.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 10/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Sommerville Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bishopston and Ashley Down , and the 343rd 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 Sommerville Road (BS7 9AD) in the last 12 months was 164.7 per 1,000 residents and was 100.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 70.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sommerville Road (BS7 9AD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sommerville Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Effingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Belmont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Denmark Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Denmark Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denmark Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leopold Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Meridian Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Meridian Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meridian Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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