Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 76.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ashgrove Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bishopston and Ashley Down , and the 577th lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashgrove Avenue (BS7 9LL) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashgrove Avenue (BS7 9LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 148 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Talgarth Road (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashgrove Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ashgrove Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashgrove Place
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Southampton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dirac Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petherbridge Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talgarth Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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