Crime Rates at Lewin Street, Bristol, BS5 9NU

Lewin Street area has the highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Easton , and the 29th 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 Lewin Street (BS5 9NU) in the last 12 months was 829.7 per 1,000 residents and was 508.8% higher than the Easton average (136.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 157 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -13.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 113 (≈ 271.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lewin Street (BS5 9NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trelawney Avenue, where police recorded 187 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Road (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.