Crime Rates at Foster Street, Bristol, BS5 6JE

Foster Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Easton , and the 99th 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 Foster Street (BS5 6JE) in the last 12 months was 376.5 per 1,000 residents and was 176.2% 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 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 135 (≈ 230.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foster Street (BS5 6JE), 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.