Crime Rates at Wessex Avenue, Bristol, BS7 0DB

Wessex Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bishopston and Ashley Down , and the 415th highest crime rate of 1,343 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 Wessex Avenue (BS7 0DB) in the last 12 months was 145.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.1% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 8.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wessex Avenue (BS7 0DB), 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.