Total Crime Rate

164.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.0 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 164.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.1 9/10
  • Other theft 24.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wills Drive area has the 28th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Easton , and the 345th 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 Wills Drive (BS5 0RF) in the last 12 months was 164.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% higher than the Easton average (136.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wills Drive (BS5 0RF), the main crime hotspot is near Beaufort Street. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wills Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Villiers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thrissell Street
Apr 2026Drugs Armoury Square Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Armoury Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsmarsh Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thrissell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Thrissell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Thrissell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thrissell Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Armoury Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shaw Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashman Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomson Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Felix Road
Apr 2026Robbery Armoury Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wills Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beaumont Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Moorhill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bouverie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Moorhill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vining Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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