Total Crime Rate

106.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 106.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Theresa Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Bishopston and Ashley Down , and the 583rd highest crime rate of 1,342 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 Theresa Avenue (BS7 9ER) in the last 12 months was 106.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Theresa Avenue (BS7 9ER), the main crime hotspot is near Talgarth Road. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Theresa Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Other theft Nevil Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Muller Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Awaiting court outcome
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Awaiting court outcome
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Seymour Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Seymour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Other theft Milner Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Milner Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Public order Sefton Park Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Sefton Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Other theft Muller Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Muller Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Road Awaiting court outcome
Mar 2026Other theft Southampton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Southampton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Southampton Mews Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Southampton Mews Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Southampton Mews Under investigation
Mar 2026Bicycle theft College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Burglary College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Talgarth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Talgarth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashley Close
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Orchard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Sefton Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Bicycle theft Kent Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Gloucester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Merton Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Nevil Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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