Crime Rates at Chelsea Road, Bristol, BS5 6AF

Chelsea Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Easton , and the 221st 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 Chelsea Road (BS5 6AF) in the last 12 months was 226.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.8% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 98.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chelsea Road (BS5 6AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Owen Street, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chelsea Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.