Crime Rates at Air Balloon Road, Bristol, BS5 8LR

Air Balloon Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in St George Central , and the 246th lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Air Balloon Road (BS5 8LR) in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% lower than the St George Central average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Air Balloon Road (BS5 8LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bell Hill Road, where police recorded 165 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belfry Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.