Total Crime Rate
65.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cecil Avenue area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in St George Central , and the 499th lowest crime rate of 1,343 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 7SE) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% lower than the St George Central average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cecil Avenue (BS5 7SE), the main crime hotspot is near Whiteway Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bristol| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ventnor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tannery Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ventnor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Tannery Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Deep Pit Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Speedwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Speedwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crofts End Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tannery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tannery Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clouds Hill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tannery Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tannery Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Grove South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whiteway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whiteway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Whiteway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clouds Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clouds Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clouds Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clouds Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clouds Hill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Whitewood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clouds Hill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holmes Hill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shelley Close | — |
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