Total Crime Rate
41.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nottingham Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Bishopston and Ashley Down , and the 335th lowest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Nottingham Road (BS7 9DH) in the last 12 months was 41.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% lower 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 Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -36.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nottingham Road (BS7 9DH), the main crime hotspot is near Stanley Avenue. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bishopston and Ashley Down| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Theresa Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mervyn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brynland Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Melita Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nevil Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nevil Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cricklade Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maurice Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Derby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Morley Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stanley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stanley Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stanley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stanley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sefton Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sefton Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mervyn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nevil Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Morley Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wesley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nevil Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Princes' Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Princes' Place | Under investigation |
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