Crime Rates at Dove Street, Bristol, BS2 8LD

Dove Street 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 Dove Street (BS2 8LD) 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 Dove Street (BS2 8LD), 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.