Total Crime Rate
420.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
140.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026King 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 King Street (BS1 4EF) 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 King Street (BS1 4EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marsh Street, where police recorded 299 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (133 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corn Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Newmarket Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Newmarket Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newmarket Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newmarket Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newmarket Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ferry Terminal | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ferry Terminal | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ferry Terminal | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsh Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Ferry Terminal | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corn Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newmarket Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Corn Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Telephone Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Telephone Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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