Total Crime Rate

150.2 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 150.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Public order 25.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Ashley Down Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Bishopston and Ashley Down , and the 367th 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 Ashley Down Road (BS7 9JZ) in the last 12 months was 150.2 per 1,000 residents and was 92.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 79.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 374.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashley Down Road (BS7 9JZ), 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 Ashley Down Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kennington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Lilstock Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lilstock Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pople Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Pople Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talgarth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talgarth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Talgarth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Muller Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Muller Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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