Total Crime Rate

84.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Anvil Street area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Ashley , and the 672nd lowest 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 Anvil Street (BS2 0QF) in the last 12 months was 84.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.6% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anvil Street (BS2 0QF), the main crime hotspot is near Old Bread Street. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Anvil Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Providence Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sweetman Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Midland Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Unity Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Unity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Unity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Unity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Kingsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Kingsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Kingsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sweetman Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Sweetman Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sweetman Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birkin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anvil Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anvil Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Anvil Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Anvil Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chimney Steps Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chimney Steps Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Midland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Horton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Horton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Horton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Midland Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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