Total Crime Rate
2969.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
1222.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Horsefair 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 The Horsefair (BS1 3JE) 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 The Horsefair (BS1 3JE), 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.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Fairfax Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fairfax Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fairfax Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fairfax Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfax Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fairfax Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Fairfax Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Fairfax Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Fairfax Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fairfax Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fairfax Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Fairfax Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fairfax Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfax Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fairfax Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Brunswick Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Backfields Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Backfields Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brunswick Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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