Total Crime Rate
31.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ambleside Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Henbury and Brentry , and the 196th lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ambleside Avenue (BS10 6HG) in the last 12 months was 31.0 per 1,000 residents and was 76.5% lower than the Henbury and Brentry average (131.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ambleside Avenue (BS10 6HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arnside Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Southmead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowther Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Elderberry Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Standon Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Standon Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnside Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnside Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Arnside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Arnside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitethorn Vale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Robin Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Robin Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Twenty Acres Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glencoyne Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Robin Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Elderberry Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lowther Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wigton Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lanercost Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Embleton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Elderberry Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ullswater Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanercost Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Standon Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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