Total Crime Rate

164.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 164.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 100.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.4 10/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 5th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bishopston and Ashley Down , and the 344th 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 9AE) in the last 12 months was 164.6 per 1,000 residents and was 100.4% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 100.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sommerville Road (BS7 9AE), the main crime hotspot is near Stanley Avenue. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 28 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Effingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leopold Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sommerville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maurice Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sommerville Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sommerville Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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