Total Crime Rate

347.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 347.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 172.0 10/10
  • Other theft 60.9 10/10
  • Public order 46.6 10/10
  • Robbery 28.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Riverside Steps area has the highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Brislington East , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 1,352 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 347.7 per 1,000 residents and was 216.9% higher than the Brislington East average (109.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 466.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 93.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside Steps (BS4 4RH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 21 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
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Stepping Stones Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wootton Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Burglary Wootton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coach House Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coach House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coach House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beaufort Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beaufort Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bennett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rose Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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