Crime Rates at Shakespeare Avenue, Bristol, BS7 0NS

Shakespeare Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Horfield , and the 205th highest crime rate of 1,352 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 Shakespeare Avenue (BS7 0NS) in the last 12 months was 226.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% higher 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 137.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Avenue (BS7 0NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Walk, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wordsworth Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.