Total Crime Rate

141.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 141.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 20.3 4/10
  • Other theft 20.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 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
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

Lower College Street area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 429th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower College Street (BS1 5QL) in the last 12 months was 141.9 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -94.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower College Street (BS1 5QL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 165 crimes here, including 83 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower College Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/123)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferry Terminal —
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferry Terminal —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferry Terminal —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferry Terminal —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferry Terminal —
Apr 2026Burglary Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ferry Terminal Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ferry Terminal Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harbour Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Explore Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bigwood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Culver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Culver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Lamb Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Lamb Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 123

Data Sources

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