Crime Rates at Speedwell Avenue, Bristol, BS5 8DN

Speedwell Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Easton , and the 234th highest crime rate of 1,352 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 Speedwell Avenue (BS5 8DN) in the last 12 months was 210.7 per 1,000 residents and was 72.6% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 137.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Speedwell Avenue (BS5 8DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trelawney Avenue, where police recorded 161 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.