Crime Rates at Colston Street, Bristol, BS1 5AY

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 5AY) 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 5AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marsh Street, where police recorded 299 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridewell Street (173 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.