Crime Rates at Bay Gardens, Bristol, BS5 6YB

Bay Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Easton , and the 83rd 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 Bay Gardens (BS5 6YB) in the last 12 months was 394.5 per 1,000 residents and was 223.2% higher than the Easton average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 180.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bay Gardens (BS5 6YB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 249 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood Street (84 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.