Crime Rates at Handel Avenue, Bristol, BS5 8DS

Handel Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Easton , and the 299th 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 Handel Avenue (BS5 8DS) in the last 12 months was 180.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 127.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handel Avenue (BS5 8DS), 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.