Total Crime Rate
267.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Charles Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Central , and the 158th highest crime rate of 1,352 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 Charles Street (BS1 3NN) in the last 12 months was 267.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% lower than the Central average (455.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 540.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 85.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 139.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charles Street (BS1 3NN), 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.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Montague Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | The Horsefair | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | The Horsefair | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Horsefair | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Horsefair | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Horsefair | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Horsefair | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Horsefair | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Horsefair | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Horsefair | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Horsefair | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Horsefair | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Horsefair | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Horsefair | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Horsefair | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Horsefair | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Horsefair | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Horsefair | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | The Horsefair | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Horsefair | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Horsefair | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Horsefair | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Horsefair | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Horsefair | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
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