Crap Towns / Long Ashton / Crime

How much crime is there in Long Ashton?

The police recorded 45.4 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Long Ashton from September 2023 to August 2026, 40% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 20.8. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 49.0, up from 38.8 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	38.8	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	48.5	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	49.0	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	20.8	34.1
Burglary	5.0	3.1
Vehicle crime	4.1	3.8
Criminal damage and arson	4.0	7.0
Public order	3.8	6.6
Other theft	3.3	5.4
Shoplifting	1.5	7.1
Other crime	0.9	2.0
Drugs	0.7	2.4
Robbery	0.6	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.5	0.5
Possession of weapons	0.2	0.8
Theft from the person	0.0	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Patchway	12.7 km	172
Bristol	5.6 km	127
Filton	11.0 km	99.7
Stoke Gifford	11.8 km	76.0
Kingswood and Fishponds	12.2 km	75.3
Keynsham	11.7 km	74.8
Portishead	9.4 km	55.4
Yatton	11.9 km	49.2
Clevedon	13.5 km	47.8
Long Ashton	–	45.4
Nailsea	7.0 km	41.5
The typical town	–	76.2