Total Crime Rate

629.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

310.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 629.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 310.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 220.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 109.3 10/10
  • Public order 68.5 10/10
  • Other theft 65.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 30.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.9 10/10
  • Robbery 17.8 10/10
  • Burglary 17.3 10/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.0 9/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
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

Cathedral Square area has the 15th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 44th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cathedral Square (BS1 5DL) in the last 12 months was 629.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% higher than the Central average (521.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 422 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 80.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 593 (≈ 310.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cathedral Square (BS1 5DL), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 611 crimes here, including 362 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cathedral Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/246)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Farr'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Unity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Unity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Unity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canon'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canon'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farr'S Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farr'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Unity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farr'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Narrow Quay —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Narrow Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Unity Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Unity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denmark Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Burglary Unity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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