Total Crime Rate
937.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
262.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Averay Road area has the highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Eastville , and the 19th highest crime rate of 1,343 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 Averay Road (BS16 1BH) in the last 12 months was 937.8 per 1,000 residents and was 447.0% higher than the Eastville average (171.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 112 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 262.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Averay Road (BS16 1BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 137 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Freemantle Gardens (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Eastville| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Croft Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Freemantle Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Freemantle Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Freemantle Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Freemantle Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Freemantle Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Croft Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Croft Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Croft Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Croft Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Croft Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Glenfrome Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Glenfrome Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Glenfrome Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bell Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bell Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Suspect charged as part of another case |
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