Total Crime Rate

376.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

230.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 376.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 230.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 156.7 10/10
  • Public order 54.5 10/10
  • Other theft 34.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.7 9/10
  • Drugs 23.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Robbery 11.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 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

Fishponds Road 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 Fishponds Road (BS5 6SH) 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 Fishponds Road (BS5 6SH), 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 Fishponds Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/140)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A432 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bay Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bay Gardens —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bay Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A432 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Argyle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyle Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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