Total Crime Rate

941.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

507.4 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 941.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 507.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 382.4 10/10
  • Other theft 121.3 10/10
  • Public order 91.9 10/10
  • Drugs 73.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 62.5 8/10
  • Burglary 44.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 33.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.7 10/10
  • Robbery 22.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 14.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.0 10/10
  • Other crime 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 8th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 17th 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 1HU) in the last 12 months was 941.2 per 1,000 residents and was 83.0% 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 104 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 75.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 138 (≈ 507.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berkeley Square (BS8 1HU), 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 2026Burglary Queen'S Parade Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandon Hill Lane Under investigation
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Berkeley Square
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Bicycle theft Berkeley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Burglary Berkeley Avenue Under investigation
Mar 2026Other theft Berkeley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Other theft Berkeley Avenue Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Avenue Local resolution
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Avenue Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Avenue Under investigation
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Mar 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Byron Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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