Total Crime Rate
454.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Payne Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Easton , and the 68th highest crime rate of 1,352 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 Payne Drive (BS5 0XA) in the last 12 months was 454.8 per 1,000 residents and was 272.6% higher than the Easton average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -76.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 132 (≈ 212.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Payne Drive (BS5 0XA), the main crime hotspot is near Walker Close. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Easton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peter'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pountney Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chancery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Peter'S Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Peter'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peter'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peter'S Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pountney Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walker Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Walker Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lincoln Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kingsmarsh Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Vining Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pountney Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lawrence Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Vining Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Atchley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Payne Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shaw Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shaw Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sarah Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sarah Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sarah Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Atchley Street | Under investigation |
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