Total Crime Rate
96.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Montreal Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Horfield , and the 654th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Montreal Avenue (BS7 0NJ) in the last 12 months was 96.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -7.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Montreal Avenue (BS7 0NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Walk, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shelley Way (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Horfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beverley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beverley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridge Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Joyce Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rose Mead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shakespeare Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hughes Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Buxton Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruskin Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eden Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Reynold'S Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ruskin Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bridge Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montreal Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Gregory'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Keats Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Murdoch Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Keats Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Murdoch Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Murdoch Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Murdoch Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Jocelyn Road | Under investigation |
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