Total Crime Rate

974.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

496.3 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 974.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 496.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 386.0 10/10
  • Other theft 147.1 10/10
  • Public order 77.2 10/10
  • Drugs 66.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 62.5 8/10
  • Burglary 55.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 29.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.4 10/10
  • Robbery 22.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.0 10/10
  • 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

Berkeley Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 18th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Berkeley Avenue (BS1 5AL) in the last 12 months was 974.3 per 1,000 residents and was 86.9% 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 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 135 (≈ 496.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berkeley Avenue (BS1 5AL), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 296 crimes here, including 121 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Berkeley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/161)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Robbery Unity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Unity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Unity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Queen'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Unity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Unity Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Unity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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