Total Crime Rate

200.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 200.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.7 9/10
  • Public order 30.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 1.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.1 1/10
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

St James Barton area has the 35th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Ashley , and the 250th highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James Barton (BS1 3LL) in the last 12 months was 200.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% higher than the Ashley average (174.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 102.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Barton (BS1 3LL), 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 St James Barton area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/418)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dove Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nine Tree Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fairfax Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fairfax Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairfax Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairfax Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairfax Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairfax Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Armada Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Armada Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Armada Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Armada Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Armada Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Armada Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Armada Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Armada Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nine Tree Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fairfax Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nine Tree Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nine Tree Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nine Tree Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nine Tree Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillgrove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillgrove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hillgrove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hillgrove Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 418

Data Sources

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