Total Crime Rate

73.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 73.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Drugs 11.0 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Stapleton Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Easton , and the 551st lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stapleton Road (BS5 6PE) in the last 12 months was 73.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stapleton Road (BS5 6PE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 312 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stapleton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/137)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chisbury Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brenner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Wood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heath Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Mivart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order A432 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyle Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Argyle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mivart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Mivart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Mivart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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