Total Crime Rate

125.8 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.4 per 1,000 9/10 Β· 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 125.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Public order 25.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cave Street area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Ashley , and the 488th 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 Cave Street (BS2 8AG) in the last 12 months was 125.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (β‰ˆ 70.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 108.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cave Street (BS2 8AG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 419 crimes here, including 157 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cave Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Apr 2026Drugs Portland Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Portland Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Square Under investigation
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Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Under investigation
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Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orange Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Moon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Moon Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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