Total Crime Rate

105.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.3 8/10
  • Public order 25.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 19.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Robbery 9.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

College Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bishopston and Ashley Down , and the 597th 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 College Road (BS7 9FG) in the last 12 months was 105.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% 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 Public order with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 159.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Road (BS7 9FG), the main crime hotspot is near Talgarth Road. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in College Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Southampton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery York Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kennington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talgarth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talgarth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft York Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order York Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B4052 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pople Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pople Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pople Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Ashgrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dirac Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashgrove Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashgrove Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osborne Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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