Total Crime Rate

119.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Russell Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Hanham , and the 119th highest crime rate of 876 local areas in South Gloucestershire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Russell Avenue (BS15 9QF) in the last 12 months was 119.7 per 1,000 residents and was 106.2% higher than the Hanham average (58.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 73.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 88.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russell Avenue (BS15 9QF), the main crime hotspot is near Maesbury. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Russell Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pow'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petherton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maesbury Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Corner Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bright Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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