Total Crime Rate
210.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cossham Road 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 Cossham Road (BS5 8DR) 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 Cossham Road (BS5 8DR), 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.
View Crime In Easton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hammersmith Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wicket Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Church Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | George And Dragon Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George And Dragon Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ebenezer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Roseberry Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Weavers Mill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Weston Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pilemarsh | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Speedwell Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lake View Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cossham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnes Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Handel Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seneca Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seneca Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hammersmith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lewin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weavers Mill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ebenezer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sherbourne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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