Total Crime Rate
144.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
63.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026William Street area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Eastville , and the 420th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around William Street (BS16 3SP) in the last 12 months was 144.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% lower than the Eastville average (171.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 30.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 63.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around William Street (BS16 3SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B4048, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beechen Drive (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bristol| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Filwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chewton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Forest Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beechen Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechen Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechen Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | B4048 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | B4048 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B4048 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chewton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Briar Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Filwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Filwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Filwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.