Total Crime Rate

24.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 24.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lancaster Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Easton , and the 154th lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lancaster Street (BS5 9QL) in the last 12 months was 24.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.8% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Street (BS5 9QL), the main crime hotspot is near Granville Street. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lancaster Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Compton Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Compton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Compton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Compton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matthews Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tichborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hanover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hanover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancaster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roseberry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rupert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Square
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orchard Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avon Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moorfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cowper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leonard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cooksley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rupert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hanover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rupert Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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