Crime Rates at River Street, Bristol, BS2 9EG

River Street area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Ashley , and the 603rd 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 River Street (BS2 9EG) in the last 12 months was 104.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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