Total Crime Rate

305.9 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 305.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 97.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.8 9/10
  • Public order 50.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Other theft 23.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 9/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 20th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Ashley , and the 124th highest crime rate of 1,352 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 Old Market Street (BS2 0EU) in the last 12 months was 305.9 per 1,000 residents and was 75.2% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Market Street (BS2 0EU), the main crime hotspot is near Wade Street. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 78 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Kingsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lawford Street
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bragg'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bragg'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bragg'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bragg'S Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bragg'S Lane
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lawford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Unity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lawford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lawford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lawford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bragg'S Lane
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Unity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Unity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Midland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redcross Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs West Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order River Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawfords Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawfords Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lawfords Gate
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Philips Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Unity Street

Data Sources

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