Total Crime Rate

477.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

243.2 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 477.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 243.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 189.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 126.1 10/10
  • Public order 54.1 10/10
  • Burglary 36.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.0 9/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

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 6QX) 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 6QX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Guinea Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/91)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Philip Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Philip Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guinea Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guinea Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colston Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Redcliff Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Charlotte Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road —
Apr 2026Burglary St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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