Crime Rates at William Street, Bristol, BS3 4BW

William Street 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 William Street (BS3 4BW) 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 William Street (BS3 4BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Redcliff Hill (64 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.