Total Crime Rate

127.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 127.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sweetman Place area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Ashley , and the 478th 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 Sweetman Place (BS2 0HY) in the last 12 months was 127.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sweetman Place (BS2 0HY), the main crime hotspot is near Lawford Street. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sweetman Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Midland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tyler Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chimney Steps Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anvil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anvil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Anvil Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anvil Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philips Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Midland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Unity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Providence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Unity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Unity Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jacob Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jacob Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Jacob Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Jacob Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jacob Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jacob Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oxford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Bread Street —
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Data Sources

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