Total Crime Rate

113.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.6 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 113.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Montague Hill South area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 556th 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 Montague Hill South (BS2 8HT) in the last 12 months was 113.1 per 1,000 residents and was 78.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montague Hill South (BS2 8HT), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 596 crimes here, including 264 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Montague Hill South area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bridewell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bridewell Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Bridewell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bridewell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bridewell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bridewell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bridewell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bridewell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bridewell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bridewell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridewell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bridewell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridewell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bridewell Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bridewell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bridewell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rupert Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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