Total Crime Rate

169.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 169.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 53.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Burglary 32.7 10/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

City Road area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Ashley , and the 328th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around City Road (BS2 8TN) in the last 12 months was 169.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% lower than the Ashley average (212.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (BS2 8TN), the main crime hotspot is near Cannon Street. Police recorded 410 crimes here, including 167 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in City Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/282)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lower Gay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Gay Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hillgrove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hillgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Gay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper York Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper York Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper York Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Upper York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Upper York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Backfields Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Backfields Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Apr 2026Public order Lower Gay Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Gay Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Dove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Moon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Moon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Moon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 282

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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