Total Crime Rate
675.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
204.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Baldwin Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 41st highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Baldwin Street (BS1 1SE) in the last 12 months was 675.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% higher than the Central average (521.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 311 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 214 (≈ 204.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Baldwin Street (BS1 1SE), 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 (133 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bell Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Corn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | St Stephen'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Corn Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Corn Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Corn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Corn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Corn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Corn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Corn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Corn Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephen'S Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Corn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Corn Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Corn Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corn Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corn Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephen'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Stephen'S Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephen'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Pipe Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Pipe Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Pipe Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Pipe Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pipe Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pipe Lane | Under investigation |
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