Total Crime Rate

286.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 286.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 118.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.2 9/10
  • Public order 31.2 10/10
  • Other theft 24.9 10/10
  • Robbery 12.5 9/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Headford Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in St George Central , and the 140th highest crime rate of 1,352 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 Headford Avenue (BS5 8PF) in the last 12 months was 286.6 per 1,000 residents and was 215.0% higher than the St George Central average (91.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 1400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 90.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2800.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Headford Avenue (BS5 8PF), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Headford Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Gillard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jockey Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Meg Thatchers Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tetbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meg Thatchers Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Avening Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Meg Thatchers Gardens Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tetbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jockey Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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