Total Crime Rate

43.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 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

Dove Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Central , and the 347th lowest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dove Street (BS2 8LJ) in the last 12 months was 43.1 per 1,000 residents and was 90.5% lower than the Central average (455.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dove Street (BS2 8LJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dove Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/181)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Dove Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thomas Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nugent Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hillgrove Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hillgrove Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hillgrove Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dove Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street North —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cannon Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cannon Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cannon Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cannon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cannon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cannon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cannon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cannon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cannon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cannon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Somerset Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Somerset Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerset Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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