Crime Rates at Lower Guinea Street, Bristol, BS1 6FU

Lower Guinea Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 67th highest crime rate of 1,343 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 Lower Guinea Street (BS1 6FU) in the last 12 months was 477.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 243.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Guinea Street (BS1 6FU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 281 crimes here, including 90 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.