Total Crime Rate

358.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

221.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 358.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 221.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.7 10/10
  • Other theft 45.8 10/10
  • Public order 38.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.5 10/10
  • Robbery 22.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.9 10/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Edward Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Easton , and the 114th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edward Street (BS5 9DD) in the last 12 months was 358.8 per 1,000 residents and was 163.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 221.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edward Street (BS5 9DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Weight Road, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moorfields Close (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Edward Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hanover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Samuel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehart Court
Apr 2026Burglary Whitehart Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitehart Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Whitehart Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehart Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehart Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matthews Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tichborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hanover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hanover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancaster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Samuel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roseberry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moorfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cowper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leonard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Worsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worsley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cooksley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Albion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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