Total Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 38.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 6.0 1/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Montague Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 266th lowest crime rate of 1,343 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 Montague Street (BS2 8NY) in the last 12 months was 38.7 per 1,000 residents and was 92.6% lower than the Central average (521.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montague Street (BS2 8NY), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 596 crimes here, including 264 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Montague Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/292)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Whitson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Whitson Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Whitson Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitson Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area 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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