Total Crime Rate
127.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Henleaze 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 4EU) 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 4EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waterford Road, where police recorded 291 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Downs Park West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Northumbria Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Waterford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Waterford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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