Crime Rates at Cottrell Avenue, Bristol, BS15 1LR

Cottrell Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Hillfields , and the 628th highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cottrell Avenue (BS15 1LR) in the last 12 months was 93.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% higher than the Hillfields average (82.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottrell Avenue (BS15 1LR), the main crime hotspot is near Charlton Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.