Total Crime Rate

450.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 450.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 169.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.8 9/10
  • Other theft 40.6 10/10
  • Public order 40.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.9 9/10
  • Robbery 29.5 10/10
  • Burglary 18.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bishport Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Hartcliffe and Withywood , and the 69th highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bishport Avenue (BS13 9LL) in the last 12 months was 450.2 per 1,000 residents and was 147.6% higher than the Hartcliffe and Withywood average (181.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -51.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 151.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishport Avenue (BS13 9LL), the main crime hotspot is near Bishport Close. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bishport Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honey Garston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bishport Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bishport Close Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Other theft Bishport Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Bishport Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bishport Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bishport Close Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishport Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishport Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishport Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bishport Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meriet Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bishport Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Herridge Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bishport Close Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bourchier Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishport Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fair Furlong Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vowell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartgill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishport Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Kencot Walk Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kencot Walk Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kencot Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kencot Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kencot Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartgill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bourchier Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishport Avenue —
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Data Sources

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