Crime Rates at Chester Street, Bristol, BS5 6HZ

Chester Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Easton , and the 346th highest crime rate of 1,352 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 Chester Street (BS5 6HZ) in the last 12 months was 154.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 81.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Street (BS5 6HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 253 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood Street (84 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.