Total Crime Rate

97.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 97.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 25.3 5/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 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

The Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Clifton , and the 644th highest crime rate of 1,342 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (BS8 3GF) in the last 12 months was 97.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% higher than the Clifton average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 130.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (BS8 3GF), the main crime hotspot is near Beaconsfield Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour A4176
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Downside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Duchess Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Normanton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Downfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Downfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Public order Upper Belgrave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Beaconsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Downside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Other theft Downside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Guthrie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Other theft Downside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Guthrie Road
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson A4176 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Guthrie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Guthrie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Guthrie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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