Total Crime Rate

2681.6 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 2681.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1328.4 10/10
  • Public order 323.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 184.1 10/10
  • Other theft 184.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 179.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 174.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 89.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 74.6 10/10
  • Robbery 44.8 10/10
  • Burglary 24.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 24.9 10/10
  • Drugs 19.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.9 10/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
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

Marlborough Hill Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Central , and the 2nd 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 Marlborough Hill Place (BS2 8HA) in the last 12 months was 2681.6 per 1,000 residents and was 489.4% higher than the Central average (455.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 267 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 345 (≈ 1716.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Hill Place (BS2 8HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cannon Street, where police recorded 272 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (141 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marlborough Hill Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hillgrove Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hillgrove Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hillgrove Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dove Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dove Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cannon Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cannon Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cannon Street
Sep 2025Other theft Dove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cannon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St John'S Bridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary King Square Under investigation

Data Sources

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