Total Crime Rate

926.3 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 926.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 262.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 166.7 10/10
  • Public order 134.6 10/10
  • Other theft 89.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 60.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 44.9 10/10
  • Burglary 38.5 10/10
  • Drugs 25.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 22.4 10/10
  • Robbery 19.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
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

Somerset Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Ashley , and the 20th highest crime rate of 1,352 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 Somerset Street (BS1 6FH) in the last 12 months was 926.3 per 1,000 residents and was 430.6% higher than the Ashley average (174.6 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 Other crime with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 10.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 135 (≈ 432.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Street (BS1 6FH), the main crime hotspot is near Mede Close. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 43 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Redcliff Mead Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redcliff Mead Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Luke'S Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spring Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Chatterton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Somerset Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerset Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Somerset Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Somerset Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Somerset Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Spring Street Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mede Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Street Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mede Close —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Mede Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Redcliff Mead Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mede Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mede Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mede Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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