Total Crime Rate

2662.9 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 2662.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 646.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 595.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 374.8 10/10
  • Public order 339.0 10/10
  • Other theft 295.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 86.6 10/10
  • Robbery 84.8 10/10
  • Drugs 67.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 58.4 10/10
  • Burglary 41.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 33.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
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

Lower Castle Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Central , and the 3rd 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 Lower Castle Street (BS1 3AH) in the last 12 months was 2662.9 per 1,000 residents and was 485.3% higher than the Central average (455.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 343 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 6 cases , up 20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -68.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 549 (≈ 1033.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Castle Street (BS1 3AH), the main crime hotspot is near Callowhill Court. Police recorded 413 crimes here, including 168 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Castle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/251)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jacob Street —
Sep 2025Public order Broad Weir Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Surrey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orange Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Weir Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Weir Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Weir Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Broad Weir Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Broad Weir Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Broad Weir Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Broad Weir Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Broad Weir Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Broad Weir Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Broad Weir Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Orange Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Surrey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pembroke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Orange Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Sep 2025Public order Lower Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Marybush Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marybush Lane —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 251

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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