Total Crime Rate

377.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

199.0 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 377.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 199.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.1 10/10
  • Public order 56.1 10/10
  • Other theft 40.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Drugs 20.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Robbery 10.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Portland Square area has the 14th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Ashley , and the 98th highest crime rate of 1,343 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 Square (BS2 8RR) in the last 12 months was 377.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% higher than the Ashley average (212.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 199.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Square (BS2 8RR), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 419 crimes here, including 157 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Portland Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/382)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper York Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newfoundland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newfoundland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newfoundland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newfoundland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newfoundland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Upper York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Upper York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper York Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper York Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newfoundland Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Backfields Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newfoundland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newfoundland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newfoundland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newfoundland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newfoundland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Backfields Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newfoundland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newfoundland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dean Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dean Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chapter Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 382

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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