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

Upper Byron Place 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 Upper Byron Place (BS8 1JY) 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 Upper Byron Place (BS8 1JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 186 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Berkeley Avenue (83 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Byron Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Triangle West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Queen'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Park Street Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Priory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Queen'S Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sunderland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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