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

King Square 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 King Square (BS2 8JD) 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 King Square (BS2 8JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cannon Street, where police recorded 410 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridewell Street (173 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in King Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/258)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lower Gay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bridewell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bridewell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bridewell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order 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 2026Other theft Bridewell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bridewell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bridewell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridewell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridewell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bridewell Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eugene Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montague Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montague Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Barton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bridewell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bridewell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Upper York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Thomas Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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