Total Crime Rate

167.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 167.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.6 9/10
  • Public order 28.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

Marsh Lane area has the 26th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Easton , and the 333rd 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 Marsh Lane (BS5 9SB) in the last 12 months was 167.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 85.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marsh Lane (BS5 9SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Granville Street, where police recorded 54 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 Marsh Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotton Mill Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rupert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Granville Street Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Granville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cotton Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotton Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rupert Street —
Apr 2026Public order Rupert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rupert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Compton Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moorfields Close Under investigation
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 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roseberry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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