Total Crime Rate

46.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 46.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Hughes Gardens area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Horfield , and the 342nd 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 Hughes Gardens (BS7 0LY) in the last 12 months was 46.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% lower than the Horfield average (150.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hughes Gardens (BS7 0LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Walk, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dickens Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hughes Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Walk
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emerson Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Avenue
Apr 2026Drugs Buxton Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruskin Grove
Apr 2026Other theft Reynold'S Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keats Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ruskin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montreal Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amis Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amis Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amis Walk
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emerson Square
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emerson Square
Apr 2026Other theft Emerson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keats Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rose Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Joyce Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Emerson Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hughes Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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