Total Crime Rate

272.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

140.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 272.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 140.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.6 10/10
  • Other theft 19.7 10/10
  • Other crime 12.3 10/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Shakespeare Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Horfield , and the 164th highest crime rate of 1,343 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 272.7 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% higher 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 140.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% 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 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wordsworth Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shakespeare Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Filton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rose Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruskin Grove —
Apr 2026Drugs Buxton Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Emerson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Emerson Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amis Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sixth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emerson Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hughes Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Joyce Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amis Walk —
Apr 2026Public order Ruskin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amis Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Filton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emerson Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emerson Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Filton Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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