Crime Rates at Blackswarth Road, Bristol, BS5 8AT

Blackswarth Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Easton , and the 529th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackswarth Road (BS5 8AT) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% lower than the Easton average (136.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackswarth Road (BS5 8AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trelawney Avenue, where police recorded 187 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Road (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.