Total Crime Rate

150.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 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 150.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.3 10/10
  • Public order 30.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Bruce Avenue area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Easton , and the 393rd 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 Bruce Avenue (BS5 6EF) in the last 12 months was 150.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% higher than the Easton average (136.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bruce Avenue (BS5 6EF), the main crime hotspot is near Whitehart Court. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bruce Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Emlyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehart Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehart Court —
Apr 2026Burglary Whitehart Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitehart Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitehart Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Whitehart Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehart Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gratitude Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Essery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Essery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Essery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Essery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essery Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromer Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodcroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cromer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Vicarage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Prospect Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Devon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gratitude Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chelsea Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gratitude Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Stepney Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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