Total Crime Rate

552.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 552.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 206.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.1 10/10
  • Public order 68.0 10/10
  • Other theft 53.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 22.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Robbery 14.6 10/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 1.1 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

Hobbs Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Central , and the 50th highest crime rate of 1,352 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 Hobbs Lane (BS1 5EE) in the last 12 months was 552.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% higher 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 394 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 56.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 558 (≈ 291.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hobbs Lane (BS1 5EE), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 460 crimes here, including 286 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hobbs Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Deanery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Unity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Augustine'S Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Unity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Culver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Explore Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Explore Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Explore Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Explore Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Explore Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsh Street
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Culver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft College Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation

Data Sources

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