Crime Rates at Telephone Avenue, Bristol, BS1 4BQ

Telephone Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Central , and the 46th highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Telephone Avenue (BS1 4BQ) in the last 12 months was 578.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% higher than the Central average (455.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 274 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 216.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 171 (≈ 163.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Telephone Avenue (BS1 4BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marsh Street, where police recorded 253 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (113 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.