Total Crime Rate

472.1 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 472.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 129.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.3 10/10
  • Public order 73.6 10/10
  • Other theft 33.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.9 10/10
  • Robbery 22.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.8 7/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • 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

Bishop Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Ashley , and the 61st highest crime rate of 1,352 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 Bishop Street (BS2 8FH) in the last 12 months was 472.1 per 1,000 residents and was 170.4% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 220.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishop Street (BS2 8FH), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 263 crimes here, including 104 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bishop Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs St Paul Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drummond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newfoundland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newfoundland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newfoundland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drummond Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drummond Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drummond Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drummond Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Drummond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newfoundland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cave Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newfoundland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newfoundland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pembroke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newfoundland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portland Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newfoundland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newfoundland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newfoundland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour City Road
Sep 2025Public order City Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour William Street
Sep 2025Drugs Surrey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Surrey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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