Crime Rates at Telephone Avenue, Bristol, BS1 4BQ

Telephone Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 41st highest crime rate of 1,343 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 675.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% higher than the Central average (521.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 311 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 214 (≈ 204.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% 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 299 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (133 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.