Total Crime Rate

41.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cricklade Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Bishopston and Ashley Down , and the 337th 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 Cricklade Road (BS7 9EN) in the last 12 months was 41.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cricklade Road (BS7 9EN), the main crime hotspot is near Prison. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 90 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cricklade Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mervyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Gloucester Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Gloucester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brynland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melita Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nevil Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nevil Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nevil Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Morley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cricklade Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kennington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Orchard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dongola Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theresa Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stanley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stanley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stanley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stanley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stanley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mervyn Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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