Crime Rates at Sommerville Road, Bristol, BS7 9AD

Sommerville Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Bishopston and Ashley Down , and the 282nd highest crime rate of 1,352 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 179.4 per 1,000 residents and was 129.9% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -95.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sommerville Road (BS7 9AD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.