Total Crime Rate
94.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Colston Yard 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 Yard (BS1 5BD) 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 Yard (BS1 5BD), 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.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Telephone Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsh Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsh Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsh Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsh Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Marsh Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Marsh Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Marsh Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsh Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lodge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baldwin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Baldwin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Baldwin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Baldwin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Baldwin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Baldwin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsh Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsh Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Augustine'S Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Augustine'S Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | St Augustine'S Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | St Augustine'S Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | St Augustine'S Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Augustine'S Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Augustine'S Parade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Augustine'S Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsh Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Augustine'S Parade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Augustine'S Parade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Augustine'S Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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