Total Crime Rate

161.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 161.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.9 10/10
  • Public order 17.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Prewett Street area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Ashley , and the 352nd 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 Prewett Street (BS1 6PB) in the last 12 months was 161.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% lower 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 90.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prewett Street (BS1 6PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Redcliff Hill (64 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Central

Crime Over Time in Prewett Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Temple Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Temple Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Temple Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mitchell Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mitchell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canynge Street Under investigation
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

Data Sources

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