Total Crime Rate
146.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
76.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bruton Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in St George Central , and the 410th 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 Bruton Close (BS5 7QF) in the last 12 months was 146.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% higher than the St George Central average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bruton Close (BS5 7QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whiteway Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St George Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ventnor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Holmes Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Holmes Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Holmes Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Holmes Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Emra Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Emra Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Emra Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shelley Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ventnor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Derwent Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Grenville Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Derwent Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Derwent Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derwent Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derwent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derwent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromwell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Whiteway Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Telford Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holmes Hill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Derwent Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Summerhill Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clouds Hill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cousins Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Tannery Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tannery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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