Crime Rates at Shaftesbury Avenue, Bristol, BS6 5LU

Shaftesbury Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Ashley , and the 68th 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 Shaftesbury Avenue (BS6 5LU) in the last 12 months was 15.2 per 1,000 residents and was 92.8% lower than the Ashley average (212.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (BS6 5LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Armidale Avenue, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Picton Lane (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.