Total Crime Rate
4210.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
1822.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (BS1 2AW) in the last 12 months was 4210.5 per 1,000 residents and was 707.5% 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 485 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 12 cases , down -7.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 56.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -22.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 935 (≈ 1822.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (BS1 2AW), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephen'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little King Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Baldwin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Baldwin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Baldwin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Baldwin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Baldwin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4053 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4053 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | King William Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | King William Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | King William Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | King William Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | King William Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | King William Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Little King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairfax Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Little King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Little King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Floating Harbour | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferry Terminal | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferry Terminal | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Redcliff Backs | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Redcliff Backs | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Redcliff Backs | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Redcliff Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redcliff Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Long Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Long Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Long Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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