Total Crime Rate

93.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 93.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Esson Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Eastville , and the 667th 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 Esson Road (BS15 1NP) in the last 12 months was 93.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% lower than the Eastville average (171.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Esson Road (BS15 1NP), the main crime hotspot is near Whitefield Road. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Esson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollybrook Park
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Launceston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitefield Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Worcester Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Worcester Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Worcester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitefield Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Berkeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Speedwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Charlton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Duncombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duncombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charlton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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