Total Crime Rate

601.5 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 601.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.9 10/10
  • Public order 90.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 82.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.7 10/10
  • Other theft 50.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 30.1 10/10
  • Robbery 25.1 10/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Portland Place area has the 6th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Ashley , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portland Place (BS2 8RH) in the last 12 months was 601.5 per 1,000 residents and was 244.6% higher than the Ashley average (174.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 105 (≈ 263.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Place (BS2 8RH), the main crime hotspot is near Callowhill Court. Police recorded 413 crimes here, including 168 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Portland Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/233)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orange Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Asher Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brigstocke Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brigstocke Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orange Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Orange Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Orange Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Orange Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orange Street —
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Asher Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penn Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Penn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Penn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Broad Weir Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Broad Weir Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Broad Weir Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Broad Weir Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Broad Weir Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Broad Weir Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilder Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Asher Lane Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 233

Data Sources

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