Crime Rates at High Street, Bristol, BS1 2AZ

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Central , and the highest crime rate of 1,352 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 2AZ) in the last 12 months was 3738.8 per 1,000 residents and was 721.8% 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 464 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 11 cases , down -21.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 65.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -37.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 864 (≈ 1684.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BS1 2AZ), 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.