Total Crime Rate

222.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.9 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 222.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 78.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 68.1 8/10
  • Public order 35.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Other theft 25.1 10/10
  • Robbery 25.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Riverside Steps area has the 5th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Brislington East , and the 227th 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 Riverside Steps (BS4 4RH) in the last 12 months was 222.2 per 1,000 residents and was 97.2% higher than the Brislington East average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -61.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside Steps (BS4 4RH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Riverside Steps area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Coach House Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ipswich Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beaufort Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaufort Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Stepping Stones Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Stepping Stones Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Stepping Stones Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Stepping Stones —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Stepping Stones —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wootton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Road —
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Data Sources

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