Crime Rates at Dove Street, Bristol, BS2 8LB

Dove Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Central , and the 129th highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dove Street (BS2 8LB) in the last 12 months was 303.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 147.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dove Street (BS2 8LB), the main crime hotspot is near Cannon Street. Police recorded 272 crimes here, including 107 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.