Total Crime Rate
1238.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
469.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stafford 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 Stafford Street (BS3 4DA) 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 Stafford Street (BS3 4DA), 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.
View Crime In Southville| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lambourn Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Malago Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Malago Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cannon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cannon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cannon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Malago Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leicester Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leicester Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Frances Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Murray Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Herbert Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dalby Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | East Street Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | East Street Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Catherine Mead Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Philip Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Philip Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Herbert Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malago Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Philip Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | East Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehouse Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Murray Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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