Total Crime Rate

752.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

492.0 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 752.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 492.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 336.0 10/10
  • Public order 128.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 60.0 10/10
  • Other theft 36.0 10/10
  • Robbery 24.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.0 10/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • 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

Monks Park Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Horfield , and the 36th 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 Monks Park Avenue (BS7 0UL) in the last 12 months was 752.0 per 1,000 residents and was 399.1% 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 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 123 (≈ 492.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monks Park Avenue (BS7 0UL), the main crime hotspot is near Penrith Gardens. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Monks Park Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Penrith Gardens Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenmore Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrith Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrith Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penrith Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Penrith Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Penrith Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrith Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrith Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrith Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kendon Way
Apr 2026Burglary Kendon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kendon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrith Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Felstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenmore Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monks Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Monks Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monks Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Southmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Biddestone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kenmore Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sherston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherston Road

Data Sources

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