Total Crime Rate

303.3 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 303.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 111.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.0 10/10
  • Other theft 24.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.0 10/10
  • Public order 21.0 9/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 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

Birkin Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Ashley , and the 130th 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 Birkin Street (BS2 0LN) in the last 12 months was 303.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 84.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkin Street (BS2 0LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sweetman Place, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barley Fields (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birkin Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Midland Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Midland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Midland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Midland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Midland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talvera Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talvera Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Philips Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Midland Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Midland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chimney Steps Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chimney Steps Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gas Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birkin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Union Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Horton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Anvil Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Horton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sweetman Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anvil Street —

Data Sources

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