Total Crime Rate

282.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

175.4 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 282.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 175.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 145.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.6 9/10
  • Public order 29.6 10/10
  • Drugs 16.0 9/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Milsom Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Lawrence Hill , and the 158th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milsom Street (BS5 0SS) in the last 12 months was 282.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% higher than the Lawrence Hill average (211.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 175.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milsom Street (BS5 0SS), the main crime hotspot is near Harleston Street. Police recorded 172 crimes here, including 123 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milsom Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/112)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Thrissell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hassell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Harleston Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wills Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Armoury Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Armoury Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Armoury Square Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Armoury Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hassell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harleston Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hassell Drive Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Robbery Hassell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hassell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hassell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hassell Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hassell Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hassell Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harleston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Winsford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hassell Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour James Street —
Apr 2026Drugs James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaufort Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Beaufort Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beaufort Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eugene Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Beaufort Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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