Total Crime Rate

133.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 133.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.9 10/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Crofton Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bishopston and Ashley Down , and the 464th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crofton Avenue (BS7 0BP) in the last 12 months was 133.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% higher than the Bishopston and Ashley Down average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 62.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crofton Avenue (BS7 0BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bartholomews Square, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crofton Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crofton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beaufort Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beaufort Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Beaufort Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaufort Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trubshaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wellington Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Crofton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crofton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crofton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crofton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunts Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunts Lane
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bayswater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Weston Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bartholomews Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wessex Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Filton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beaufort Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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