Total Crime Rate

139.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 139.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Avonvale Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Lawrence Hill , and the 438th highest crime rate of 1,343 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 Avonvale Road (BS5 9SR) in the last 12 months was 139.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% lower than the Lawrence Hill average (211.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 85.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 178.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avonvale Road (BS5 9SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Granville Street, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Avonvale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tichborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morley Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Morley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aiken Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cobden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cowper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moorfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancaster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hanover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hanover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Granville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hanover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotton Mill Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cotton Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotton Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rupert Street —
Apr 2026Public order Rupert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rupert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rupert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Compton Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Compton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Compton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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