Total Crime Rate

267.2 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 267.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.9 9/10
  • Other theft 50.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 50.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 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

King Square Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Central , and the 158th highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Square Avenue (BS2 8HU) in the last 12 months was 267.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% lower 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 540.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 85.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 139.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Square Avenue (BS2 8HU), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 657 crimes here, including 270 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in King Square Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Montague Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Gay Street
Sep 2025Other crime Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lower Gay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower Gay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Lower Gay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order B4051 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hillgrove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hillgrove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hillgrove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jamaica Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalton Square Under investigation

Data Sources

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