Total Crime Rate
358.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
221.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brook 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 Brook Street (BS5 9LL) 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 Brook Street (BS5 9LL), 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.
View Crime In Easton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorfields Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arthur Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arthur Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cobden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Samuel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Samuel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Samuel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Matthews Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hanover Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hanover Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hanover Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lancaster Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lancaster Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Arthur Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Roseberry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Moorfields Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorfields Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Cowper Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Leonard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Worsley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Worsley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Worsley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Worsley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cooksley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Albion Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Herbert Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arthur Street | Under investigation |
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