Total Crime Rate
136.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Berkeley 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 1HJ) 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 1HJ), 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.
View Crime In Hotwells and Harbourside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Queen'S Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Street Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lime Kiln Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellevue Cottages | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellevue Cottages | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brandon Hill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jacob'S Wells Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Park Street Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Queen'S Parade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | York Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hill Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Queen'S Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Triangle West | Under investigation |
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