Total Crime Rate
775.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
349.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Corn Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Corn Street (BS1 1HS) in the last 12 months was 775.6 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% higher than the Central average (521.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -8.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 123 (≈ 349.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Corn Street (BS1 1HS), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 729 crimes here, including 321 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Nicholas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Nicholas Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | St Nicholas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | St Nicholas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Nicholas Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Nicholas Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Nicholas Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Nicholas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Nicholas Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Nicholas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Nicholas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Nicholas Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Augustine'S Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Augustine'S Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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