Total Crime Rate

4210.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1822.6 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 4210.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1822.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 945.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 834.3 10/10
  • Public order 703.7 10/10
  • Other theft 407.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 323.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 220.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 181.3 10/10
  • Robbery 150.1 10/10
  • Drugs 117.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 97.5 10/10
  • Burglary 87.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 83.8 10/10
  • Other crime 35.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 23.4 10/10
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

Cheese Lane area has the highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 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 Cheese Lane (BS2 0JJ) in the last 12 months was 4210.5 per 1,000 residents and was 707.5% higher than the Central average (521.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 485 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 12 cases , down -7.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 56.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -22.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 935 (≈ 1822.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheese Lane (BS2 0JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 264 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cheese Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/155)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Temple Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Temple Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Temple Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tower Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tower Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mitchell Lane —
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 2026Burglary Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferry Terminal —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Bread Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Bread Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Bread Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Bread Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Counterslip Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferry Terminal —
Apr 2026Burglary Ferry Terminal 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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