Total Crime Rate

149.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 149.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 31.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • 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
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

Myrtle Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 398th highest crime rate of 1,343 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 Myrtle Road (BS2 8EL) in the last 12 months was 149.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.4% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Myrtle Road (BS2 8EL), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Myrtle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Royal Fort Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cotham Lawn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft University Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences University Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paul Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cotham Lawn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotham Lawn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft University Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotham Lawn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Osborne Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tyndall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tyndall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Clarence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson University Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Michael'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Royal Fort Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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