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

St James Barton 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 St James Barton (BS1 3LT) 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 St James Barton (BS1 3LT), 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 (30/414)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Horsefair Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Callowhill Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Lower Gay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lower Gay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower Gay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Gay Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Callowhill Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Callowhill Court —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Callowhill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Callowhill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Callowhill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Callowhill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Callowhill Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Callowhill Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Callowhill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Square Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Callowhill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Callowhill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Callowhill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Callowhill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Callowhill Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Callowhill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Gay Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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