Total Crime Rate

182.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 182.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Public order 23.4 10/10
  • Burglary 20.3 10/10
  • Other theft 20.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Colston Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 296th 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 Colston Street (BS1 5AE) in the last 12 months was 182.2 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colston Street (BS1 5AE), 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 (127 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Central

Crime Over Time in Colston Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/222)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A38 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St Stephen'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Stephen'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary St Stephen'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Royal Fort Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Royal Fort Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Royal Fort Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corn Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pipe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Augustine'S Parade —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Augustine'S Parade —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pipe Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pipe Lane —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Pipe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pipe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pipe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clare Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pipe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pipe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pipe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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