Total Crime Rate

386.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

201.2 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 386.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 201.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 158.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.9 10/10
  • Public order 31.0 10/10
  • Other theft 23.2 10/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.7 9/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 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

Mede Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Ashley , and the 93rd 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 Mede Close (BS1 6RL) in the last 12 months was 386.9 per 1,000 residents and was 82.0% higher 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 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 104 (≈ 201.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 103.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mede Close (BS1 6RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 107 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 Mede Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Boot Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Whitehouse Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burton Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burton Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerset Street
Apr 2026Other theft Somerset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mede Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mede Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Mede Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mede Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mede Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mede Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boot Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Grove Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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