Total Crime Rate
2.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sylvia Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Windmill Hill , and the lowest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sylvia Avenue (BS3 5BZ) in the last 12 months was 2.4 per 1,000 residents and was 95.8% lower than the Windmill Hill average (58.1 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 , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
In the area around Sylvia Avenue (BS3 5BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Andover Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Windmill Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Agnes Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Andover Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fitzgerald Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Andover Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Andover Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | St Agnes Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Axbridge Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Agnes Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Axbridge Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Knowle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Margate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
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