Crime Rates at Speedwell Road, Bristol, BS5 7SB

Speedwell Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in St George Central , and the 499th lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Speedwell Road (BS5 7SB) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Speedwell Road (BS5 7SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poplar Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ventnor Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.