Total Crime Rate

576.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

207.4 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 576.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 207.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 129.0 10/10
  • Other theft 87.6 10/10
  • Burglary 73.7 10/10
  • Public order 32.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 27.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 10/10
  • Robbery 23.0 10/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 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

Stokes Croft area has the 7th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Ashley , and the 48th 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 Stokes Croft (BS1 3QU) in the last 12 months was 576.0 per 1,000 residents and was 171.1% higher than the Ashley average (212.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 207.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stokes Croft (BS1 3QU), the main crime hotspot is near Cannon Street. Police recorded 410 crimes here, including 167 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stokes Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/287)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gwyn Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montague Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Lane —
Apr 2026Drugs Portland Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Portland Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dove Street South —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dove Street South Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drummond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime King Square Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary King Square Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary King Square Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order King Square Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery King Square Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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