Crime Rates at Saltwell Avenue, Bristol, BS14 0PE

Saltwell Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Chew Valley , and the 159th highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

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 Saltwell Avenue (BS14 0PE) in the last 12 months was 93.9 per 1,000 residents and was 130.4% higher than the Chew Valley average (40.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 111.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saltwell Avenue (BS14 0PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cowling Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.