Total Crime Rate

654.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

280.3 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 654.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 280.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 186.9 10/10
  • Other theft 121.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.4 10/10
  • Public order 83.0 10/10
  • Burglary 51.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.8 10/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.4 10/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Robbery 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

St Thomas Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Ashley , and the 42nd 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 St Thomas Street (BS1 6WT) in the last 12 months was 654.0 per 1,000 residents and was 207.7% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 280.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Thomas Street (BS1 6WT), the main crime hotspot is near Fairfax Street. Police recorded 279 crimes here, including 126 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Central

Crime Over Time in St Thomas Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/143)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Temple Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4053 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4053 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Temple Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mitchell Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheese Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newgate —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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