Total Crime Rate

44.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cotham Road South area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Central , and the 356th lowest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cotham Road South (BS6 5TZ) in the last 12 months was 44.1 per 1,000 residents and was 90.3% lower than the Central average (455.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotham Road South (BS6 5TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 133 crimes here, including 93 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Dove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Somerset Street
Sep 2025Drugs Somerset Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerset Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerset Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dove Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dove Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dove Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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