Total Crime Rate

278.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

171.1 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 278.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 171.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.1 10/10
  • Burglary 37.4 10/10
  • Public order 26.7 10/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Somerset Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Ashley , and the 160th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Somerset Street (BS1 6FF) in the last 12 months was 278.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% higher than the Ashley average (212.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 171.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Street (BS1 6FF), the main crime hotspot is near Mede Close. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Somerset Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colston Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colston Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colston Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portwall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mitchell Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portwall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portwall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mead Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chatterton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redcliff Mead Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portwall Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redcliff Mead Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redcliff Mead Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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