Total Crime Rate

476.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

278.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 476.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 278.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 230.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.3 10/10
  • Public order 45.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.3 10/10
  • Other theft 41.3 10/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Somerset Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 69th highest crime rate of 1,343 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 Somerset Street (BS2 8NE) in the last 12 months was 476.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% lower than the Central average (521.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 106 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 35.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 128 (≈ 278.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Street (BS2 8NE), the main crime hotspot is near Whitson Street. Police recorded 266 crimes here, including 125 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Somerset Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Maudlin Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cotham Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Portland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princess Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Montague Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Maudlin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Maudlin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitson Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitson Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitson Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotham Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Dove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsdown Parade —
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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