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

Christmas 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 Christmas Street (BS1 5BT) 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 Christmas Street (BS1 5BT), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 729 crimes here, including 321 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Christmas Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/299)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clare Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Whitson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitson Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Whitson Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitson Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Whitson Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tailor'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tailor'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tailor'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Host Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Host Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Host Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Host Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitson Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Host Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Baldwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Baldwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baldwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Baldwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Baldwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 299

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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