Total Crime Rate

370.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

185.4 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 370.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 185.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.7 10/10
  • Public order 39.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 26.5 10/10
  • Drugs 26.5 10/10
  • Other theft 26.5 10/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 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

Cave Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Ashley , and the 103rd 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 Cave Street (BS2 8RU) in the last 12 months was 370.9 per 1,000 residents and was 74.5% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 185.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cave Street (BS2 8RU), 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 Cave Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/368)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armada Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penn Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Penn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Penn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnabas Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Penn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Penn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Penn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Penn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodmancote Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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