Total Crime Rate

114.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 20.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.3 9/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Temple Back area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Ashley , and the 542nd 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 Temple Back (BS1 6FS) in the last 12 months was 114.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% lower than the Ashley average (212.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Temple Back (BS1 6FS), the main crime hotspot is near Fairfax Street. Police recorded 279 crimes here, including 126 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Temple Back area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/181)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redcliff Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Penn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penn Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Penn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Penn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redcliff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Penn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheese Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ferry Terminal Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canynge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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