Total Crime Rate

75.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.7 10/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Avenue area has the 28th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Clifton , and the 610th lowest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (BS8 3HE) in the last 12 months was 75.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% higher than the Clifton average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 140.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (BS8 3HE), the main crime hotspot is near Downside Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 11 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
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pembroke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Miles Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaconsfield Road
Sep 2025Public order Downside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downfield Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pembroke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Miles Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Miles Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miles Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miles Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4176 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4176 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4176 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Downfield Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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