Total Crime Rate

296.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.9 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 296.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 120.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.9 7/10
  • Public order 25.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Other theft 17.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Robbery 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.3 9/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.3 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

Jacob Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Ashley , and the 147th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Jacob Street (BS2 0HS) in the last 12 months was 296.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% 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 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 91 (≈ 120.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jacob Street (BS2 0HS), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 419 crimes here, including 157 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Jacob Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/231)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anvil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anvil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheese Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lawford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anvil Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Robbery Anvil Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redcross Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redcross Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redcross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redcross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Redcross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Matthias Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redcross Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redcross Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Redcross Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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