Total Crime Rate

746.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 746.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 227.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 194.8 10/10
  • Other theft 84.4 10/10
  • Public order 77.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 71.4 10/10
  • Burglary 26.0 10/10
  • Robbery 26.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.5 10/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Market Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Ashley , and the 30th highest crime rate of 1,352 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 Old Market Street (BS2 0EP) in the last 12 months was 746.8 per 1,000 residents and was 327.8% higher than the Ashley average (174.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 298.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Market Street (BS2 0EP), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 263 crimes here, including 104 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Market Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/172)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lower Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Champion Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wade Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wade Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Champion Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Champion Square —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Champion Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Champion Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Champion Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Champion Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Champion Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Asher Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Champion Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Champion Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Champion Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Tucker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tucker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wade Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wade Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wade Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jacob Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wade Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Asher Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jacob Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamb Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sweetman Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sweetman Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sweetman Place —
Sep 2025Public order Little Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Little Ann Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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