Total Crime Rate

1073.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

566.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1073.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 566.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 455.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 213.2 10/10
  • Public order 110.3 10/10
  • Other theft 102.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 66.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.5 10/10
  • Burglary 36.8 10/10
  • Drugs 22.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Jacobs Wells Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 13th highest crime rate of 1,342 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 Jacobs Wells Road (BS8 1EA) in the last 12 months was 1073.5 per 1,000 residents and was 108.7% higher than the Central average (514.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -17.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 566.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jacobs Wells Road (BS8 1EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ferry Terminal, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jacob'S Wells Road (47 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Glentworth Road —
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson St George'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson York Place Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Partition Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Partition Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Mar 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Other theft St George'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Lamb Street —
Mar 2026Burglary Lower Lamb Street Under investigation
Mar 2026Other theft Lower Lamb Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Public order Lower Lamb Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Lamb Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Lamb Street Under investigation
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Bellevue Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Gorse Lane Under investigation
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Gorse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandon Hill Lane Under investigation
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Other theft Lower College Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Burglary Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Jacob'S Wells Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferry Terminal —
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanover Place —
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Hanover Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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