Total Crime Rate

937.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

262.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 937.8 10/10
  • Other theft 497.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 262.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 186.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.4 10/10
  • Public order 57.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.3 6/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 9/10
  • Robbery 8.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Averay 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.

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Crime Over Time in Averay Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croft Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freemantle Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Freemantle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Freemantle Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Freemantle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freemantle Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croft Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croft Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Croft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croft Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croft Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glenfrome Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glenfrome Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Glenfrome Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bell Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bell Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Suspect charged as part of another case

Data Sources

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