Crime Rates at Ernest Barker Close, Bristol, BS5 0BB

Ernest Barker Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Lawrence Hill , and the 607th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ernest Barker Close (BS5 0BB) in the last 12 months was 104.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% lower than the Lawrence Hill average (211.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ernest Barker Close (BS5 0BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lincoln Street, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.