Total Crime Rate
174.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
62.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Maidstone Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Windmill Hill , and the 309th 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 Maidstone Street (BS3 4SW) in the last 12 months was 174.8 per 1,000 residents and was 192.6% higher than the Windmill Hill average (59.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 62.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maidstone Street (BS3 4SW), the main crime hotspot is near Montgomery Street. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bristol| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pylle Hill Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marmaduke Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beckington Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montgomery Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bower Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bower Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Almorah Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Luke'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bower Walk | — |
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