Total Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.9 3/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cecil Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in St George Central , and the 391st lowest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cecil Avenue (BS5 7SD) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cecil Avenue (BS5 7SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whiteway Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brook Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cecil Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crown Hill Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Derwent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plummer'S Hill
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ventnor Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whiteway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whiteway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emra Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shelley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shelley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holmes Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crofts End Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Whiteway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whiteway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whiteway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Speedwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clouds Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clouds Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clouds Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clouds Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hudd'S Vale Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Speedwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holmes Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poplar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tannery Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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