Total Crime Rate
443.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
224.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Easton , and the 73rd 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 Church Road (BS5 9JA) in the last 12 months was 443.6 per 1,000 residents and was 225.4% 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 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 139 (≈ 224.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Road (BS5 9JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lawrence Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barton Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Granville Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Earl Russell Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Earl Russell Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bright Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lincoln Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lincoln Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lincoln Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lincoln Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lincoln Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ducie Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bright Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Strawbridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cobden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aiken Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Morley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Morley Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Strawbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thomas Street | — |
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