Total Crime Rate
62.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barton Close area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Brislington East , and the 481st lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Barton Close (BS4 4BA) in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% lower than the Brislington East average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barton Close (BS4 4BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St David'S Crescent, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chelmsford Walk (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brislington East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelmsford Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Birchwood Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Butlers Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Butlers Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bangor Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Riverside Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelmsford Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelmsford Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chelmsford Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chelmsford Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ripon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Georges Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Georges Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ipswich Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wootton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | St David'S Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St David'S Crescent | — |
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