Total Crime Rate

653.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 653.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 198.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 150.6 10/10
  • Other theft 110.8 10/10
  • Public order 102.3 10/10
  • Burglary 31.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clare Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Central , and the 35th highest crime rate of 1,352 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 Clare Street (BS1 1YH) in the last 12 months was 653.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% higher than the Central average (455.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 55.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 108 (≈ 306.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clare Street (BS1 1YH), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 779 crimes here, including 333 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clare Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/418)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newmarket Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nelson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Floating Harbour Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King William Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary St Stephen'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Stephen'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Stephen'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St John'S Bridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Other crime Telephone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Telephone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Telephone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Telephone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Telephone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 418

Data Sources

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