Total Crime Rate

342.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

143.3 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 342.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 143.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 106.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.8 10/10
  • Public order 38.0 10/10
  • Other theft 20.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.1 1/10
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

St James Barton area has the 20th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Ashley , and the 121st highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James Barton (BS1 3LY) in the last 12 months was 342.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% higher than the Ashley average (212.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 98 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 276.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 132 (≈ 143.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/400)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marlborough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Gay Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Gay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lower Gay Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lower Gay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Gay Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitson Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitson Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitson Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hillgrove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hillgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Barton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Barton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper York Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper York Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper York Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Upper York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Upper York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Backfields Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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