Total Crime Rate
126.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Avonvale Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Lawrence Hill , and the 457th 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 Avonvale Road (BS5 9SR) in the last 12 months was 126.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% lower than the Lawrence Hill average (208.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 87.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 267.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Avonvale Road (BS5 9SR), the main crime hotspot is near Church Street. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lawrence Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Marsh Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Compton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beam Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Moorfields Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tichborne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanover Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hayward Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Howett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Compton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Compton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Granville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | York Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glendare Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Western Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aiken Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Aiken Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Aiken Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aiken Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Marsh Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Granville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Granville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Canterbury Street | Under investigation |
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