Total Crime Rate

2969.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1222.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2969.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1222.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 664.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 583.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 489.6 10/10
  • Public order 429.4 10/10
  • Other theft 284.4 10/10
  • Robbery 114.9 10/10
  • Drugs 90.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 86.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 64.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 58.4 10/10
  • Burglary 54.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.6 10/10
  • Other crime 13.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.2 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Merchant Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 3rd 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 Merchant Street (BS1 3EE) in the last 12 months was 2969.9 per 1,000 residents and was 469.6% 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 353 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 7 cases , down -12.5% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -14.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 649 (≈ 1222.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merchant Street (BS1 3EE), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 596 crimes here, including 264 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merchant Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/369)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Callowhill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Callowhill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Callowhill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Callowhill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Callowhill Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Callowhill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Callowhill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Callowhill Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Callowhill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Callowhill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Callowhill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Callowhill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Callowhill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Callowhill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Callowhill Court Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Callowhill Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Callowhill Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Callowhill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Callowhill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Callowhill Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Callowhill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Callowhill Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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