Total Crime Rate
234.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Seneca 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.
View Crime In Easton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ebenezer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sherbourne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Weston Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ebenezer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Handel Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ebenezer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ebenezer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherbourne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sherbourne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seneca Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grindell Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Shoplifting | Ebenezer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sherbourne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wicket Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seneca Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weavers Mill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pilemarsh | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trelawney Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Trelawney Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Trelawney Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lyndale Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Beaufort Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Beaufort Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnes Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ebenezer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lewin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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