Total Crime Rate

1334.0 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 1334.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 383.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 209.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 185.8 10/10
  • Public order 166.0 10/10
  • Other theft 126.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 92.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 49.4 10/10
  • Robbery 33.6 10/10
  • Drugs 25.7 10/10
  • Burglary 23.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
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

Champion Square area has the highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Ashley , and the 9th highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Champion Square (BS2 9DB) in the last 12 months was 1334.0 per 1,000 residents and was 664.2% 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 194 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 85.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -69.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 300 (≈ 592.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Champion Square (BS2 9DB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 263 crimes here, including 104 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Champion Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lower Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Penn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Penn Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Penn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Penn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Penn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Penn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Penn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Penn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lawford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Penn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lawford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Lawford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lawford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lawford Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Unity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Unity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Unity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Unity Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Thomas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Penn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Penn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Great George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newfoundland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newfoundland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newfoundland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newfoundland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newfoundland Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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