Total Crime Rate

136.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 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
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • 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 · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Berkeley Square area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 442nd highest crime rate of 1,342 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 1HL) in the last 12 months was 136.1 per 1,000 residents and was 73.5% lower 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 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 Vehicle crime ( -40.0% 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 ( -80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berkeley Square (BS8 1HL), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 248 crimes here, including 102 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
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Jacob'S Wells Road
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Triangle West Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Triangle West Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Triangle West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Mar 2026Bicycle theft University Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour University Walk
Mar 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Under investigation
Mar 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Shoplifting Hill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Burglary Hill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Mar 2026Burglary University Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Public order Park Street Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Triangle West
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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