Total Crime Rate
216.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
75.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hedwick Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Easton , and the 238th 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 Hedwick Avenue (BS5 8EA) in the last 12 months was 216.0 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 75.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 316.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hedwick Avenue (BS5 8EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ebenezer Street, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sherbourne Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St George West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wicket Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Patricks View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Coach House Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Sherbourne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Wicket Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wicket Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Wicket Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beaufort Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Speedwell Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Speedwell Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lewin Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaufort Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lake View Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rose Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ebenezer Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Handel Avenue | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.