Total Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 40.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 13.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Brynland Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bishopston and Ashley Down , and the 285th lowest crime rate of 1,343 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 Brynland Avenue (BS7 9DY) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% lower than the Bishopston and Ashley Down average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brynland Avenue (BS7 9DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nevil Lane, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gloucester Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brynland Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gloucester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pitt Road
Apr 2026Public order Gloucester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gloucester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Nevil Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Southampton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kennington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tennyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Seymour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pitt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nevil Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tortworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gloucester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nevil Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornleigh Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rudthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tortworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nevil Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nevil Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nevil Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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