Total Crime Rate

130.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 130.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 92.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.4 9/10
  • Public order 32.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Maskelyne Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Horfield , and the 470th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maskelyne Avenue (BS10 5BY) in the last 12 months was 130.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% lower than the Horfield average (150.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 92.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maskelyne Avenue (BS10 5BY), the main crime hotspot is near Bishopthorpe Lane. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maskelyne Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bilbie Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishopthorpe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Greenfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Burglary West Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kelston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurie Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bilbie Close
Apr 2026Public order Bibury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bilbie Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bilbie Close
Apr 2026Public order Bibury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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