Total Crime Rate

127.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.6 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 127.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 62.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 21.6 4/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.4 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Henleaze Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Southmead , and the 482nd highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Henleaze Avenue (BS9 4ET) in the last 12 months was 127.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% lower than the Southmead average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Henleaze Avenue (BS9 4ET), the main crime hotspot is near Waterford Road. Police recorded 291 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Henleaze Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northumbria Drive
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Downs Park West Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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