Crime Rates at Russell Town Avenue, Bristol, BS5 9LT

Russell Town Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Easton , and the 214th 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 Russell Town Avenue (BS5 9LT) in the last 12 months was 229.1 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 110.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russell Town Avenue (BS5 9LT), 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.