Crime Rates at Somerdale Avenue, Bristol, BS4 1AE

Somerdale Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Filwood , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 1,343 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 Somerdale Avenue (BS4 1AE) in the last 12 months was 253.6 per 1,000 residents and was 87.3% higher 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 140.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerdale Avenue (BS4 1AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ilminster Avenue, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chilton Road (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.