Crime Rates at Blackswarth Road, Bristol, BS5 8AU

Blackswarth Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Easton , and the 599th highest crime rate of 1,352 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 Blackswarth Road (BS5 8AU) in the last 12 months was 100.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% lower than the Easton average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 65.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackswarth Road (BS5 8AU), the main crime hotspot is near Church Road. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.