Total Crime Rate

784.6 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 784.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 226.8 10/10
  • Public order 149.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 138.3 10/10
  • Other theft 72.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.2 10/10
  • Robbery 38.6 10/10
  • Burglary 27.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Dalton Square area has the 9th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Central , and the 29th 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 Dalton Square (BS2 8JU) in the last 12 months was 784.6 per 1,000 residents and was 72.5% 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 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 186 (≈ 421.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dalton Square (BS2 8JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Horsefair, where police recorded 288 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cannon Street (107 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Central

Crime Over Time in Dalton Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/233)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Somerset Street —
Sep 2025Public order Stokes Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Thomas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Thomas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brunswick Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gwyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gwyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brunswick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Picton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Picton Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Picton Mews —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Stokes Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stokes Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stokes Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stokes Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stokes Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Horsefair —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Horsefair —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Horsefair —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Horsefair Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Horsefair Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Horsefair Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Horsefair Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Horsefair Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 233

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑