Total Crime Rate
97.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Clifton , and the 650th highest crime rate of 1,343 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 3HG) in the last 12 months was 97.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% higher than the Clifton average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 145.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Avenue (BS8 3HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pembroke Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaconsfield Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Clifton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Downfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Miles Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Duchess Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pembroke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pembroke Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hughenden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Downside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Guthrie Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Miles Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A4176 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | College Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A4176 | — |
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