Total Crime Rate

190.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 190.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.5 9/10
  • Other theft 37.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.4 9/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Christmas Steps area has the 25th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Central , and the 261st highest crime rate of 1,352 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 Christmas Steps (BS1 5BS) in the last 12 months was 190.0 per 1,000 residents and was 58.2% lower than the Central average (455.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 9.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 68.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christmas Steps (BS1 5BS), the main crime hotspot is near Bridewell Street. Police recorded 264 crimes here, including 164 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Christmas Steps area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/348)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Stephen'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Stephen'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Stephen'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St John'S Bridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baldwin Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Telephone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Telephone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Telephone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Telephone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Telephone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Christmas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A38 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Clare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell Lane Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 348

Data Sources

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