Total Crime Rate

216.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 216.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 75.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 47.0 8/10
  • Burglary 37.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hedwick 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hedwick Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wicket Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Patricks View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Coach House Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sherbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Wicket Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wicket Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wicket Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beaufort Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Speedwell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Speedwell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Lewin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaufort Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lake View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ebenezer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handel Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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