Total Crime Rate

104.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 104.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Russell Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Hanham , and the 169th highest crime rate of 873 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 104.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% higher than the Hanham average (65.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 116.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russell Avenue (BS15 9QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jays Close, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maesbury (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Russell Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Courtney Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maesbury Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berkeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Maesbury Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Court Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Maesbury Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Under investigation
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Data Sources

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