Total Crime Rate

1035.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

481.6 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 1035.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 481.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 356.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 158.3 10/10
  • Other theft 105.1 10/10
  • Public order 96.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 55.9 10/10
  • Burglary 47.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 45.0 8/10
  • Other crime 40.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.9 10/10
  • Robbery 25.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.5 10/10
  • Drugs 15.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
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

Colston Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 15th 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 Colston Avenue (BS1 4TB) in the last 12 months was 1035.5 per 1,000 residents and was 98.6% higher than the Central average (521.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 261 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -42.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 353 (≈ 481.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colston Avenue (BS1 4TB), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 729 crimes here, including 321 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Colston Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Nicholas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Nicholas Street
Apr 2026Other theft St Nicholas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Nicholas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Nicholas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Nicholas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Nicholas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colston Street
Apr 2026Drugs Corn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Stephen'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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