Crime Rates at Speedwell Road, Bristol, BS5 7SZ

Speedwell Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in St George Central , and the 472nd highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Speedwell Road (BS5 7SZ) in the last 12 months was 129.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 94.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Speedwell Road (BS5 7SZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitefield Road, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holly Close (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.