Total Crime Rate

267.2 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 267.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.9 9/10
  • Other theft 50.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 50.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 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

Charles 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.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Montague Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery The Horsefair Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Horsefair Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Horsefair Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Horsefair Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Horsefair Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Horsefair Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Horsefair Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Horsefair Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order The Horsefair Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Horsefair Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Horsefair
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Horsefair Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Horsefair Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Horsefair Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Horsefair Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Horsefair Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Horsefair Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person The Horsefair Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Horsefair Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Horsefair Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Horsefair
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Horsefair
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Horsefair Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation

Data Sources

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