Total Crime Rate

395.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

155.6 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 395.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 155.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.7 10/10
  • Public order 51.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 49.4 8/10
  • Burglary 39.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Other theft 17.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.9 9/10
  • Robbery 9.9 9/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lime Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bedminster , and the 89th 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 Lime Road (BS3 1LS) in the last 12 months was 395.1 per 1,000 residents and was 301.0% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 155.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Road (BS3 1LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Street (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lime Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Sydney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Sydney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cooperage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashton Gate Road —
Apr 2026Public order North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Sydney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Gathorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gefle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gathorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gefle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Truro Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenway Bush Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Sydney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Upper Sydney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Phipps Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peter Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peter Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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