Total Crime Rate

62.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 62.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Paultow Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Filwood , and the 474th lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Paultow Avenue (BS3 4PR) in the last 12 months was 62.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% lower than the Filwood average (135.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paultow Avenue (BS3 4PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dunford Road, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Timsbury Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Paultow Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Weymouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Almorah Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Atlas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Atlas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kensal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensal Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerset Terrace
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lambourn Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lambourn Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lambourn Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Brendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raymend Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dunkerry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Timsbury Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Timsbury Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St John'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Oakhill Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weymouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Timsbury Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Timsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Timsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Timsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brean Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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