Total Crime Rate
255.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
121.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Easton , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (BS5 6DZ) in the last 12 months was 255.2 per 1,000 residents and was 87.2% higher than the Easton average (136.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 121.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Street (BS5 6DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wood Street, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bourne Lane (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Easton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Mivart Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robert Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Wood Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wood Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wood Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Napier Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Napier Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clare Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | New Stadium Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | New Stadium Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | M32 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Robert Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Robert Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Robert Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Robert Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belle Vue Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Belle Vue Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Britannia Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barratt Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelsea Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelsea Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chelsea Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chapel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
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