Total Crime Rate

86.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

River Street area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Ashley , and the 670th 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 River Street (BS2 9EG) in the last 12 months was 86.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around River Street (BS2 9EG), 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 River Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/169)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pritchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Houlton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Houlton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wilson Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Market Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Old Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Old Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Old Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson River Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Houlton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson River Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson River Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order River Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redcross Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Great George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Thomas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Thomas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Unity Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Unity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Unity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Unity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Houlton Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Drugs Houlton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lawford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Champion Square Awaiting court outcome
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 169

Data Sources

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