Crime Rates at Foster Street, Bristol, BS5 6JE

Foster Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Easton , and the 70th highest crime rate of 1,352 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 441.2 per 1,000 residents and was 261.5% 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 106 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 162 (≈ 276.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foster Street (BS5 6JE), the main crime hotspot is near Wood Street. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 84 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.