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

Lower Guinea Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 43rd 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 Lower Guinea Street (BS1 6TJ) in the last 12 months was 637.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% higher 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 130 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 163 (≈ 294.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Guinea Street (BS1 6TJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 109 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.