Total Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

William Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Easton , and the 418th lowest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around William Street (BS5 9EF) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Street (BS5 9EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trelawney Avenue, where police recorded 161 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in William Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Mary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Johnsons Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hammersmith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hammersmith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Weight Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weight Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order B4465 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Johnsons Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whitehall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Johnsons Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victoria Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Westminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lyppiatt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lyppiatt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lyppiatt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Witchell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Whitehall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Church Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order George And Dragon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whitehall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George And Dragon Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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