Total Crime Rate
974.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
496.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Park Row area has the 8th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 18th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Park Row (BS1 5LH) in the last 12 months was 974.3 per 1,000 residents and was 86.9% 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 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 135 (≈ 496.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Row (BS1 5LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 163 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Berkeley Avenue (83 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | College Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | University Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | University Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | University Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | University Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Culver Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | College Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Park Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | College Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Royal Fort Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Berkeley Avenue | Under investigation |
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