Total Crime Rate

136.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 136.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Berkeley Square area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 446th highest crime rate of 1,343 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 Berkeley Square (BS8 1HG) in the last 12 months was 136.1 per 1,000 residents and was 73.9% lower than the Central average (521.4 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berkeley Square (BS8 1HG), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 270 crimes here, including 103 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Berkeley Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Queen'S Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jacob'S Wells Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brandon Hill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Berkeley Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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