Total Crime Rate

309.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

165.2 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 309.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 165.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.1 10/10
  • Public order 30.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.0 10/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Birkin Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Ashley , and the 135th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birkin Street (BS2 0LN) in the last 12 months was 309.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 165.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkin Street (BS2 0LN), the main crime hotspot is near Union Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birkin Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsland Road Bridge
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Union Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barton Manor Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Road Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Road Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talvera Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philips Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Midland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Midland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anvil Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Anvil Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anvil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anvil Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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