Total Crime Rate

144.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 144.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

William 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.

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Crime Over Time in William Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Filwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chewton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forest Avenue
Apr 2026Other theft Forest Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beechen Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechen Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechen Drive 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B4048 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B4048 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B4048 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chewton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briar Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Filwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Filwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Filwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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