Crime Rate in Cotham, ward

Cotham has the 9th lowest crime rate of 34 wards in Bristol, City of district and the 3186th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 230th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Cotham in the last 12 months was 72.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% lower than the Bristol, City of district average (140.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cotham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 348 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 442 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cotham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Dove Street. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.