Total Crime Rate
44.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Selborne Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bishopston and Ashley Down , and the 329th lowest crime rate of 1,343 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 Selborne Road (BS7 9PH) in the last 12 months was 44.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Selborne Road (BS7 9PH), 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.
View Crime In Bristol| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Seymour Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tortworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rudthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashgrove Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ashgrove Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tortworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Queen'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Talgarth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Talgarth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Kennington Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellicott Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Southampton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Trubshaw Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milner Road | Under investigation |
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