Total Crime Rate

186.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 186.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.2 9/10
  • Public order 46.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.2 10/10
  • Burglary 19.5 10/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dirac Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Bishopston and Ashley Down , and the 265th highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dirac Road (BS7 9DE) in the last 12 months was 186.8 per 1,000 residents and was 139.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 112.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dirac Road (BS7 9DE), the main crime hotspot is near Talgarth Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dirac Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Talgarth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pople Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Station Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lilstock Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lilstock Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Boiling Wells Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Watercress Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pople Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talgarth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talgarth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Avenue —
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Data Sources

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