Total Crime Rate

160.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 160.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.9 9/10
  • Public order 25.8 10/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hill Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Windmill Hill , and the 328th 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 Hill Avenue (BS3 4SH) in the last 12 months was 160.5 per 1,000 residents and was 176.0% higher than the Windmill Hill average (58.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 97.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Avenue (BS3 4SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Luke'S Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Water Lane (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hill Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montgomery Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pylle Hill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pylle Hill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Marmaduke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Water Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Montgomery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bower Walk —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bower Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Hill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Luke'S Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitzgerald Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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