Total Crime Rate

775.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

349.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 775.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 349.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 241.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 196.0 10/10
  • Other theft 90.9 10/10
  • Public order 90.9 10/10
  • Burglary 39.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 34.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 14.2 9/10
  • Robbery 11.4 9/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
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 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 Marsh Street (BS1 1RT) 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 Marsh Street (BS1 1RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marsh Street, where police recorded 299 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (141 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marsh Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marsh Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marsh Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marsh Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marsh Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marsh Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marsh Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marsh Street
Apr 2026Drugs Queen Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Telephone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Telephone Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Marsh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsh Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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