Total Crime Rate
57.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hughes Gardens area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Horfield , and the 481st lowest crime rate of 1,352 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 57.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% lower than the Horfield average (135.4 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hughes Gardens (BS7 0LY), the main crime hotspot is near Bridge Walk. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Horfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Buxton Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shakespeare Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Dickens Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wordsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beatrix Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shearmore Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thackeray | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buxton Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Dickens Close | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechcroft Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechcroft Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechcroft Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechcroft Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Eliot Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hottom Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rose Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rose Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickens Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickens Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Reynold'S Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheridan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Buxton Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buxton Walk | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Toronto Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridge Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bridge Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bridge Walk | Under investigation |
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