Total Crime Rate

94.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 94.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 1.1 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 23rd lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 665th 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 5AZ) in the last 12 months was 94.0 per 1,000 residents and was 82.0% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colston Street (BS1 5AZ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Colston Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/235)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colston Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Host Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Deep Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newmarket Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newmarket Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Host Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Host Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Maudlin Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Maudlin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Maudlin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newmarket Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Stephen'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Stephen'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Stephen'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St Stephen'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime St Stephen'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corn Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corn Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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