Total Crime Rate

476.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

257.3 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 476.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 257.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 166.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.3 10/10
  • Public order 65.2 10/10
  • Drugs 39.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.8 10/10
  • Other theft 23.6 10/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Robbery 16.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 7.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 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

Clark Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Lawrence Hill , and the 68th 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 Clark Street (BS5 0TA) in the last 12 months was 476.5 per 1,000 residents and was 124.8% 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 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 142 (≈ 257.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clark Street (BS5 0TA), 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 Clark Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milsom Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harleston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Harleston Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Harleston Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harleston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harleston Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Winsford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Harleston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beaufort Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Beaufort Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Beaufort Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Beaufort Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaufort Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Armoury Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Harleston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harleston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Armoury Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Thrissell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Thrissell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thrissell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thrissell Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Milsom Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashman Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beaumont Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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