Total Crime Rate

229.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.7 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 229.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 110.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.4 10/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Drugs 19.4 10/10
  • Other theft 19.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.4 10/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 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

Matthews Road 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 Matthews Road (BS5 9NF) 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 Matthews Road (BS5 9NF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Matthews Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotton Mill Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Granville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotton Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cowper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cooksley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cobden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aiken Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Morley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morley Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cotton Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rupert Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moorfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hanover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancaster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hanover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hanover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tichborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rupert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matthews Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Compton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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