Total Crime Rate

234.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 234.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 56.3 8/10
  • Public order 23.5 9/10
  • Burglary 18.8 10/10
  • Other theft 18.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Robbery 14.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Seneca Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Easton , and the 186th 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 Seneca Street (BS5 8DX) in the last 12 months was 234.7 per 1,000 residents and was 92.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 103.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 791.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seneca Street (BS5 8DX), the main crime hotspot is near Trelawney Avenue. Police recorded 161 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Seneca Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ebenezer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sherbourne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Weston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ebenezer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Handel Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ebenezer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Ebenezer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherbourne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sherbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seneca Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grindell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Speedwell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lake View Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cossham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ebenezer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sherbourne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wicket Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seneca Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weavers Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pilemarsh
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trelawney Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trelawney Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Trelawney Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyndale Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beaufort Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beaufort Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnes Street
Sep 2025Burglary Ebenezer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lewin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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