Total Crime Rate

384.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

157.1 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 384.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 157.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.1 10/10
  • Other theft 48.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.7 9/10
  • Public order 41.7 10/10
  • Burglary 32.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 32.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Paintworks area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Brislington East , and the 95th 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 Paintworks (BS4 3EA) in the last 12 months was 384.6 per 1,000 residents and was 241.4% higher than the Brislington East average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 157.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paintworks (BS4 3EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Central Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Paintworks area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft The Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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