Total Crime Rate
262.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fishponds Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Eastville , and the 160th 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 Fishponds Road (BS5 6RJ) in the last 12 months was 262.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% higher than the Eastville average (174.3 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 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 153.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 126.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fishponds Road (BS5 6RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Knowsley Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Eastville| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lakeside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marlborough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Ridgeway Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fishponds Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Huyton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Marlborough Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shamrock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowsley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakdene Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Marina Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmhurst Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmhurst Avenue | — |
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