Crime Rates at Holly Close, Speedwell, Bristol, BS5 7XP

Holly Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Eastville , and the 126th 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 Holly Close (BS5 7XP) in the last 12 months was 330.6 per 1,000 residents and was 92.8% higher than the Eastville average (171.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 212.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holly Close (BS5 7XP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitefield Road, where police recorded 85 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.