Total Crime Rate

54.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 54.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 12.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.0 3/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 South area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Ashley , and the 409th lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sommerville Road South (BS7 9BT) in the last 12 months was 54.9 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% lower than the Ashley average (212.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sommerville Road South (BS7 9BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cumberland Grove, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sussex Place (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sommerville Road South area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wolferton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osborne Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richmond Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Werburgh'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Cheltenham Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sommerville Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Milverton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B4052 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hurlingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sommerville Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maurice Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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