Total Crime Rate
117.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bush Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Stoke Gifford , and the 125th highest crime rate of 876 local areas in South Gloucestershire .
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 Bush Avenue (BS34 8LX) in the last 12 months was 117.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% higher than the Stoke Gifford average (76.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bush Avenue (BS34 8LX), the main crime hotspot is near Gifford Crescent. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stoke Gifford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gifford Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gifford Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Gifford Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gifford Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bush Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bush Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gipsy Patch Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gipsy Patch Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | The Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gipsy Patch Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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