Total Crime Rate

420.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

140.2 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 420.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 140.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 125.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.1 9/10
  • Public order 62.7 10/10
  • Other theft 48.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 29.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.5 10/10
  • Other crime 22.1 10/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Marsh Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 81st highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marsh Street (BS1 4AQ) in the last 12 months was 420.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% lower than the Central average (521.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 140.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marsh Street (BS1 4AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 676 crimes here, including 386 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marsh Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/286)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newmarket Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tailor'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tailor'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Tailor'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Newmarket Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bell Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Colston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Colston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Colston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colston Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Park Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Floating Harbour —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newmarket Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newmarket Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little King Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A38 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christmas Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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