Total Crime Rate
248.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
96.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hastings 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.
View Crime In Filwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedminster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Parson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Parson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Locks Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hall Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hall Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bedminster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shepton Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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