Total Crime Rate
119.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ralph Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Bishopston and Ashley Down , and the 489th 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 Ralph Road (BS7 9QP) in the last 12 months was 119.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 76.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ralph Road (BS7 9QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 163 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Talgarth Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bishopston and Ashley Down| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kennington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petherbridge Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lilstock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lilstock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | York Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | York Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Talgarth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Talgarth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Muller Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Talgarth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milner Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Muller Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Milner Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Milner Road | Under investigation |
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