Total Crime Rate

77.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 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 Street area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Central , and the 621st lowest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Christmas Street (BS1 5BT) in the last 12 months was 77.1 per 1,000 residents and was 83.1% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christmas Street (BS1 5BT), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 779 crimes here, including 333 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 (30/413)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clare Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Bridewell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Bridewell Street Under investigation
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 2025Public order Clare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clare Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clare Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A38 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clare Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clare Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clare Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clare Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clare Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clare Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Bridewell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bridewell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bridewell Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Bridewell Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Bridewell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bridewell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridewell Street —
Sep 2025Public order Christmas Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 413

Data Sources

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