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

The Horsefair 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 The Horsefair (BS1 3JL) 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 The Horsefair (BS1 3JL), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 657 crimes here, including 270 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Horsefair area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/436)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Callowhill Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Callowhill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pithay Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pithay Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pithay Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pithay Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pithay Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pithay Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pithay Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pithay Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pithay Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pithay Court —
Sep 2025Public order Callowhill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Callowhill Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Callowhill Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Callowhill Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Callowhill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Callowhill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Callowhill Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Callowhill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Callowhill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Callowhill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Callowhill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Callowhill Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Callowhill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Callowhill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime King Square Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime King Square Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person King Square Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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