Total Crime Rate
60.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Watchill Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bishopsworth , and the 459th lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Watchill Avenue (BS13 8DD) in the last 12 months was 60.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% lower than the Bishopsworth average (119.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Watchill Avenue (BS13 8DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vicarage Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marlepit Grove (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bishopsworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fernsteed Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lock Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lakemead Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highridge Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Highridge Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dangerfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lock Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lock Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Vicarage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lakemead Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ellfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King'S Head Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marlepit Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlepit Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlepit Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Watchill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lakemead Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Vicarage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lakemead Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cutler Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cutler Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lakemead Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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