Total Crime Rate

89.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • 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

Ventnor Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in St George Central , and the 658th highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ventnor Avenue (BS5 7QJ) in the last 12 months was 89.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% lower than the St George Central average (91.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ventnor Avenue (BS5 7QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Bell Hill Road. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ventnor Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Park Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Derwent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grenville Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poplar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ventnor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Harewood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harewood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Speedwell Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Speedwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Speedwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Pring Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Grenville Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holmes Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Meadow Vale Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ventnor Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emra Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shelley Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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