Total Crime Rate

220.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.2 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 220.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 99.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.3 9/10
  • Other theft 28.9 10/10
  • Public order 24.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 13.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 0.9 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Great George Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 231st highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Great George Street (BS1 5RR) in the last 12 months was 220.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% lower 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 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 110 (≈ 99.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great George Street (BS1 5RR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Great George Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/138)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bigwood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Deanery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson University Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft University Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Deanery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anchor Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences University Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anchor Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Other theft University Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gaunt'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denmark Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Queen'S Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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