Total Crime Rate

1238.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

469.6 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 1238.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 469.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 271.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 240.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 219.6 10/10
  • Public order 133.2 10/10
  • Other theft 91.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 70.1 10/10
  • Robbery 53.7 10/10
  • Burglary 39.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 37.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.4 9/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.7 10/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
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

St Johns Road area has the highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bedminster , and the 11th highest crime rate of 1,343 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 St Johns Road (BS3 1AL) in the last 12 months was 1238.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1157.1% higher than the Bedminster average (98.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 77.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 201 (≈ 469.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (BS3 1AL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 281 crimes here, including 90 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herbert Street —
Apr 2026Public order East Street Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Street Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dean Crescent —
Apr 2026Public order Herbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Dean Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lombard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bedminster Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Philip Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Philip Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Philip Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Philip Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Philip Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bathurst Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wapping Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wapping Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Lower Guinea Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lucky Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Frances Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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