Total Crime Rate

174.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 174.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lower Sidney Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Bedminster , and the 310th 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 Lower Sidney Street (BS3 1ST) in the last 12 months was 174.8 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 144.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Sidney Street (BS3 1ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Phipps Street (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Sidney Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gefle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Farleys Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clift Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashton Gate Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenway Bush Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phipps Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phipps Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Phipps Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farleys Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gathorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gathorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gefle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Truro Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Phipps Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farleys Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peter Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peter Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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