Crime Rates at Freeland Buildings, Bristol, BS5 6LS

Freeland Buildings area has the 5th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Easton , and the 104th 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 Freeland Buildings (BS5 6LS) in the last 12 months was 370.0 per 1,000 residents and was 171.5% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 171.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Freeland Buildings (BS5 6LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 137 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stroud Avenue (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.