Total Crime Rate

25.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 25.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 4.2 1/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bythesea Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Horfield , and the 158th 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 Bythesea Avenue (BS7 0FN) in the last 12 months was 25.2 per 1,000 residents and was 83.3% lower than the Horfield average (150.7 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 , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bythesea Avenue (BS7 0FN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bartholomews Square, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seacole Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bythesea Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 Inkerman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Inkerman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Priory Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seacole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Lucia Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Tilling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bayswater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bartholomews Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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