Total Crime Rate

370.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

171.3 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 370.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 171.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.8 10/10
  • Other theft 36.7 10/10
  • Public order 36.7 10/10
  • Drugs 24.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.4 10/10
  • Burglary 18.4 10/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 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

Bay Gardens 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 Bay Gardens (BS5 6YB) 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 Bay Gardens (BS5 6YB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 215 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bay Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/121)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bourne Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robertson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boswell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromer Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Cromer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cromer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chisbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chisbury Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chisbury Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chisbury Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chisbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Napier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Napier Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belle Vue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belle Vue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Robertson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robertson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boswell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glen Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heath Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Argyle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robertson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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