Total Crime Rate
319.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Thicket Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Hillfields , and the 116th highest crime rate of 1,352 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 Thicket Avenue (BS16 4BQ) in the last 12 months was 319.9 per 1,000 residents and was 286.9% 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 229.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thicket Avenue (BS16 4BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Ledbury Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hillfields| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kimberley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Idstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Maywood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maywood Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maywood Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Millward Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Marshfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosedale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frampton Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadoak Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Staplehill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Idstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Three Oaks Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Idstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Furze Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ledbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ledbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thicket Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Furze Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Briar Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Chase | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clifford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Road | Under investigation |
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