Total Crime Rate

248.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 248.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 96.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.9 9/10
  • Other theft 43.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Public order 26.2 10/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.7 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Hastings Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bedminster , and the 189th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hastings Close (BS3 5RF) in the last 12 months was 248.9 per 1,000 residents and was 152.7% higher than the Bedminster average (98.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 96.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hastings Close (BS3 5RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shepton Walk, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bedminster Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hastings Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Locks Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hall Street
Apr 2026Drugs Hall Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bedminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shepton Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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