Crime Rates at Blackswarth Road, Bristol, BS5 8AU

Blackswarth Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Easton , and the 630th lowest 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 Blackswarth Road (BS5 8AU) in the last 12 months was 85.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackswarth Road (BS5 8AU), the main crime hotspot is near Church Road. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.