Total Crime Rate
5.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bromley Heath Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Frenchay & Downend , and the 22nd lowest crime rate of 876 local areas in South Gloucestershire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bromley Heath Avenue (BS16 6JS) in the last 12 months was 5.8 per 1,000 residents and was 89.4% lower than the Frenchay & Downend average (54.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bromley Heath Avenue (BS16 6JS), the main crime hotspot is near Quaker'S Close. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Frenchay & Downend| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cleeve Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bromley Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Glendale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glendale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clevedale | Under investigation |
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