Total Crime Rate

147.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 147.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Other theft 26.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Jacobs Wells Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Central , and the 377th highest crime rate of 1,352 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 Jacobs Wells Road (BS8 1DR) in the last 12 months was 147.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 62.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jacobs Wells Road (BS8 1DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Triangle West (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Jacobs Wells Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime York Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Berkeley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Berkeley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Triangle South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Triangle West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Triangle West Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ferry Terminal Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Constitution Hill
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Triangle West Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Constitution Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bellevue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellevue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meridian Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Triangle West
Sep 2025Other theft Triangle West Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Triangle West Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Triangle West Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Berkeley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Triangle West Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellevue Cottages
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southernhay Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jacob'S Wells Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jacob'S Wells Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Queen'S Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Parade Under investigation

Data Sources

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