Total Crime Rate

493.5 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 493.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 219.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.7 10/10
  • Public order 69.6 10/10
  • Other theft 28.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 17th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Central , and the 56th 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 8LU) in the last 12 months was 493.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% 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 101 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 134 (≈ 291.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 65.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dove Street (BS2 8LU), 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 (30/193)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Fremantle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hepburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Backfields Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nine Tree Hill —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nine Tree Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nine Tree Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nine Tree Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nine Tree Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nine Tree Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hepburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillgrove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Armada Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Armada Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Armada Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Armada Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Armada Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Armada Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Armada Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Armada Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillgrove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Moon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons B4051 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Gay Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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