Total Crime Rate

85.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 85.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 23.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Cotham Road South area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 627th lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cotham Road South (BS6 5TZ) in the last 12 months was 85.3 per 1,000 residents and was 83.6% lower than the Central average (521.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotham Road South (BS6 5TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cotham Road South area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotham Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Matthew'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Montague Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Portland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cotham Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotham Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsdown Parade —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eugene Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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