Total Crime Rate
3109.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
1656.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Old Park area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 2nd 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 Old Park (BS2 8BD) in the last 12 months was 3109.5 per 1,000 residents and was 496.4% 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 244 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -15.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 333 (≈ 1656.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Park (BS2 8BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Augustine'S Parade, where police recorded 201 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (127 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Unity Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bell Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Augustine'S Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bell Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bell Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bell Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bell Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Upper Wells Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Host Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Host Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Host Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Host Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Narrow Lewins Mead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Narrow Lewins Mead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Augustine'S Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Host Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A38 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Colston Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Colston Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Colston Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Colston Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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