Crime and Safety in Bristol
Last updated: 07 Jun 2026
Bristol is the most dangerous major city in Bristol, and is the most dangerous overall out of Bristol's 1 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Bristol in 2026 is 105 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares favourably to Bristol's overall crime rate, coming in 0.02% lower than the Bristol rate of 105 per 1,000 daytime population. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Bristol is the second most dangerous major city, and the 404th most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
In January 2026, Bristol had the worst crime rate in Bristol for anti-social behaviour, with 796 crimes reported and a crime rate of 1.4 per 1,000 daytime population. January 2026 was also a bad month for Bristol residents, when it was Bristol's most dangerous area for burglary, recording 289 crimes at a rate of 0.49 per 1,000 daytime population.
The most common crimes in Bristol are violence and sexual offences, with 25,225 offences during 2026, giving a crime rate of 43. This is 3.5% higher than 2025's figure of 24,381 offences and a difference of 1.41 from 2025's crime rate of 42. Bristol's least common crime is theft from the person, with 366 offences recorded in 2026, an increase of 35% from 2025's figure of 271 crimes.
Bristol 2026 Crime Scorecard
Most Dangerous
Major Cities, Bristol
71% higher, regional crime rate
South West
45% higher, national crime rate
England, Wales & NI
Local Crime in Context
As of April 2026, the crime rate in Bristol is 71% higher than the South West and 45% higher than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.
Bristol Crime Rate Over Time
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Bristol Crime Map
Incidents mapped in Bristol represent the time frame between January 2016 and April 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
Use Crime Map
Hover over a point to see a breakdown of crime types recorded at that location. You can also filter by individual crime types, or use a combinations of offences to visualise the data you need.
See How Bristol Compares
You can compare Bristol's crime statistics against any other town, village, or city from across the country. Search for a location's name below to see how they stack up.
Introduction to Bristol's crime statistics
This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around Bristol up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of Bristol's 11,732 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:
- Within a Five-Minute Walk
- Within a Ten-Minute Walk
- Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk
Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending April 2026 unless otherwise stated.
CrimeRate Insights
Looking into a specific address in Bristol? CrimeRate Insights reports convert raw numbers into practical insight for any location, from single addresses and postcodes, up to major towns and cities.
Crime rates don’t happen by themselves; they follow people and patterns. Where crowds gather - near pubs and late-night venues, around the station, by supermarkets and forecourts - incidents naturally concentrate.
That doesn’t mean an area is "bad"; it usually means footfall is higher.
Your report explores these factors in a calm, non-judgemental way, putting the numbers in context and helping you spot what’s typical for places like this.
Crime Risk Scores
Bristol • 12 Months Ending April 2026
The typical five-minute walk within Bristol has a crime risk score of 679. This is based on analysis of 11,732 nearby areas within Bristol, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.
Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in Bristol's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.
Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in Bristol, crime risk scores are typically around 679, while in Bristol they are average 679.
Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 746 (746 for Bristol), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 776 (Bristol 776).
Trends in Crime Risk
Bristol
Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.
The 10-year trend indicates an increase of 4.8% in Bristol's crime risk score. This is potentially a strong signal of how the crime risk is evolving. Cross-referencing with major cultural events and Covid's impact during this time is advised.
Looking at the previous five years, the trend in Bristol's crime risk score is up by 24%. While potentially a good indicator of the overall risk trend, analysis may offer further insight when combined with the checks mentioned above.
Over the last year, Bristol's crime risk score has shown an upward trend of approximately 6%, indicating that the risk profile is going up. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.
Crime Rates and Indexes
Bristol
The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.
1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.
Highest Crime Rates
Bristol • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.
Robbery offences have a crime rate of 2.50 reports per 1,000 people in Bristol, which is 2.12 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 1,460 crime reports logged by Avon and Somerset Police during the 12-month period ending April 2026.
For the same period, Avon and Somerset Police recorded 6,986 reports of Public Order in Bristol, resulting in a crime rate of 12 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 2.07.
The crime rate for Vehicle Crime is 1.54 times the national average at 6.61 reports per 1,000. This is from 3,867 crime reports reported to Avon and Somerset Police.
Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types
Bristol
Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.
Burglary offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 2.08 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Burglary CrimeRate Index was 1.03 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 102% over this timeframe.
Public Order offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.67 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Public Order CrimeRate Index was 1.69 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 1.2% over this timeframe.
Violence and Sexual Offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.41 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Violence and Sexual Offences CrimeRate Index was 1.10 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 28% over this timeframe.
Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types
Bristol
Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.
No significant decreases identified.
Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map
Bristol • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.
Bristol | Bristol | South West | |||||||
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| Crime Type | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 11,125 | 19.08 | 1.35 | 11,125 | 19.09 | 1.35 | 82,030 | 12.62 | 0.89 |
| Bicycle Theft | 940 | 1.62 | 2.22 | 940 | 1.62 | 2.22 | 3,702 | 0.54 | 0.74 |
| Burglary | 2,735 | 4.70 | 1.50 | 2,735 | 4.70 | 1.50 | 15,750 | 2.42 | 0.77 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 4,876 | 8.35 | 1.33 | 4,876 | 8.35 | 1.33 | 36,459 | 5.64 | 0.90 |
| Drugs | 1,653 | 2.83 | 0.92 | 1,653 | 2.83 | 0.92 | 10,358 | 1.60 | 0.52 |
| Other Crime | 1,066 | 1.83 | 0.99 | 1,066 | 1.83 | 0.99 | 8,931 | 1.38 | 0.75 |
| Other Theft | 5,488 | 9.41 | 1.65 | 5,488 | 9.41 | 1.65 | 31,450 | 4.85 | 0.85 |
| Possession of Weapons | 412 | 0.69 | 0.81 | 412 | 0.69 | 0.81 | 3,967 | 0.62 | 0.73 |
| Public Order | 6,986 | 11.98 | 2.07 | 6,986 | 11.98 | 2.07 | 36,669 | 5.63 | 0.97 |
| Robbery | 1,460 | 2.50 | 2.12 | 1,460 | 2.50 | 2.12 | 4,567 | 0.70 | 0.59 |
| Shoplifting | 5,952 | 10.21 | 1.43 | 5,952 | 10.21 | 1.43 | 37,365 | 5.76 | 0.81 |
| Theft From the Person | 366 | 0.64 | 0.41 | 366 | 0.64 | 0.41 | 2,043 | 0.33 | 0.21 |
| Vehicle Crime | 3,867 | 6.61 | 1.54 | 3,867 | 6.61 | 1.54 | 16,666 | 2.56 | 0.60 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 25,225 | 43.26 | 1.42 | 25,225 | 43.28 | 1.42 | 189,257 | 29.13 | 0.96 |
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Total Crime by Year
Bristol | Bristol | South West | |||||||
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| Year | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| 2026 | 61,026 | 104.63 | 1.45 | 61,026 | 104.65 | 1.45 | 397,184 | 61.16 | 0.85 |
| 2025 | 59,276 | 101.96 | 1.38 | 59,276 | 101.96 | 1.38 | 402,192 | 62.40 | 0.84 |
| 2024 | 55,314 | 96.22 | 1.28 | 55,314 | 96.24 | 1.28 | 357,420 | 55.92 | 0.74 |
| 2023 | 51,117 | 89.89 | 1.14 | 51,117 | 89.89 | 1.14 | 360,086 | 56.89 | 0.72 |
| 2022 | 50,848 | 90.31 | 1.18 | 50,848 | 90.34 | 1.18 | 351,958 | 56.19 | 0.73 |
| 2021 | 44,328 | 78.91 | 1.15 | 44,328 | 78.92 | 1.15 | 311,592 | 50.21 | 0.73 |
| 2020 | 47,108 | 83.97 | 1.13 | 47,108 | 83.97 | 1.13 | 343,342 | 55.68 | 0.75 |
| 2019 | 46,994 | 83.89 | 1.10 | 46,994 | 83.94 | 1.10 | 348,574 | 56.87 | 0.75 |
| 2018 | 48,683 | 87.09 | 1.22 | 48,683 | 87.15 | 1.23 | 340,408 | 55.87 | 0.79 |
| 2017 | 47,514 | 85.81 | 1.34 | 47,514 | 85.81 | 1.34 | 312,784 | 51.72 | 0.81 |
| 2016 | 13,662 | 24.78 | 1.30 | 13,662 | 24.78 | 1.30 | 92,229 | 15.29 | 0.80 |
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Comparing Bristol to the UK's Major Cities
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| City Name | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 79.55 | 24% safer |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 82.69 | 21% safer |
| Sheffield | 84.09 | 20% safer |
| Leicester | 97.87 | 6% safer |
| Bristol | 104.63 | - |
| Birmingham | 105.05 | 0.40% more dangerous |
| Liverpool | 106.48 | 1.8% more dangerous |
| Leeds | 107.10 | 2.4% more dangerous |
| Nottingham | 107.74 | 3.0% more dangerous |
| Westminster | 125.00 | 19% more dangerous |
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Offences In and Around Bristol's Parks & Leisure Spaces
Limited to spaces in Bristol that are named and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
| Name | ASB | Drugs | Public Order | Robbery | VSO | All Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avonmouth Park | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | 19 | 8 |
| Shirehampton Cemetery | 15 | - | 11 | 4 | 40 | 22 |
| Tynings Field Allotments | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 5 |
| Layfield Allotments | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 5 |
| Shirehampton Park | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Woodwell Road Allotments | 4 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| City and Port of Bristol Social and Sports Club | - | - | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Myrtle Hall C Allotments | - | - | - | - | 11 | 1 |
| Signal Station Allotments | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2 |
| Old Sneed Park | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Crow Lane Open Space | 8 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 71 | 90 |
| Barnard Park | 18 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 52 | 71 |
| Blaise Castle Estate | 121 | 4 | 55 | 12 | 146 | 86 |
| Doncaster Road Park | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
| Trymside Open Space | 10 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 82 | 60 |
| Pen Park Sports Ground | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 26 |
| Canford Cemetery | 3 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 8 |
| Canford Park | 3 | - | 1 | - | 5 | 5 |
| Henleaze Bowling Club | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2 |
| Bowness Gardens | 21 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 38 | 32 |
| Southmead Adventure Playground | 2 | - | 4 | - | 9 | 12 |
| Southmead Allotments | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 20 |
| Maskelyne Avenue Play Area | - | 1 | 5 | - | 17 | 8 |
| Birchall Field Allotments | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 |
| Monks Park | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Grittleton Road Allotments | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Horfield Leisure Centre | 3 | - | 2 | - | 14 | 27 |
| Poets Park | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 |
| Wessex Avenue and Highbury Road Allotments | 2 | 1 | - | - | 18 | 22 |
| Horfield Allotments | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Ashley Down Allotments | 7 | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Ashley Vale Allotments | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | 17 | 28 |
| Colston Field Allotments | 16 | 1 | 10 | - | 30 | 29 |
| Pendock Road Alloments | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| College Road Allotments | 9 | 9 | 1 | - | 32 | 10 |
| Fishponds Park | 48 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 46 | 104 |
| Cotham Gardens | 3 | - | 2 | - | 13 | 23 |
| The Workshop | 9 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 38 |
| Centre for Sport Exercise and Health | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 11 |
| Dalrymple Road Park | 42 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 32 | 27 |
| St James' Park | 158 | 7 | 182 | 11 | 159 | 226 |
| White City Allotments | 8 | 1 | 2 | - | 10 | 9 |
| Avon Quay | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Castle Park | 217 | 77 | 153 | 45 | 330 | 487 |
| Temple Gardens | 26 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 30 |
| Quakers' Burial Ground | 30 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 89 | 39 |
| St Werburgh's Allotments | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Lynmouth Road Allotments | 1 | - | 1 | - | 8 | 4 |
| Mina Road Park | 16 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 38 | 47 |
| St Agnes' Park | 15 | - | 7 | 4 | 24 | 20 |
| St Pauls Community Sports Academy | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 18 |
| St Paul's Park | 20 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 32 | 22 |
| Newton Hall | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 17 |
| Easton Leisure Centre | 40 | 20 | 30 | 5 | 103 | 48 |
| Royate Hill Allotments | 4 | 3 | - | - | 11 | 9 |
| Packers Annexe Allotments | 1 | - | 1 | - | 7 | 7 |
| Gordon Road Allotments | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 |
| The Rose Green Centre | 16 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 19 |
| Owen Square Play Park | 22 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 32 |
| Owen Square Play Park | 19 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 21 |
| The City Academy Bristol | 2 | - | 1 | - | 5 | 3 |
| St Matthias Park | 37 | - | 13 | 2 | 31 | 26 |
| The Dings Park | 15 | 2 | 9 | - | 27 | 18 |
| Netham Park | 16 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 47 | 28 |
| Netham Allotments | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Avon View Cemetery | 12 | - | 10 | 1 | 37 | 34 |
| Beaufort Road Allotments | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| Sparke Evans Pocket Park | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Arlington Road Allotments | 3 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 0 |
| New Brooklea Allotments | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 0 |
| Meadows Allotments | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 |
| Bower Ashton Allotments | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 19 | 11 |
| Withersgreen Courts | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 10 | 3 |
| Gore's Marsh Park | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| Bristol South Baths | 13 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 46 | 37 |
| South Street Park | 16 | 2 | 12 | - | 22 | 26 |
| St John's Churchyard | 22 | 3 | 6 | - | 30 | 19 |
| Victoria Park | 38 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 80 | 57 |
| Enterprise Allotments | 4 | - | 8 | - | 17 | 13 |
| Broad Plain | 13 | - | 5 | - | 29 | 22 |
| Bedminster Down C Allotments | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Kings Head Lane Park | 10 | - | 1 | - | 8 | 14 |
| St Peters Rise Allotments | 4 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 |
| Bishopsworth Allotments | - | - | - | - | 15 | 2 |
| Bell Hill Allotments | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 146 |
| Callington Road Nature Reserve | 3 | - | 1 | - | 15 | 7 |
| Nover's Common | 30 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 106 | 41 |
| Lockleaze Sports Centre | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 19 |
| Okebourne Open Space Play Area | 1 | - | 1 | - | 5 | 2 |
| Hillfields Park | 5 | - | 5 | - | 17 | 10 |
| Marshfield Road Allotments | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 13 | 3 |
| Whitchurch Green | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Alderman Moore Allotments | 3 | 1 | 6 | - | 20 | 3 |
| Clifton Place | 36 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 81 | 40 |
| The Daisy Field | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 10 |
| Durdham Down and Clifton Down | 200 | 9 | 42 | 3 | 80 | 114 |
| Highridge Common | 3 | 1 | - | - | 8 | 6 |
| Bedminster Down | 11 | 2 | 10 | - | 16 | 9 |
| College Green | 36 | 10 | 39 | 12 | 113 | 116 |
| Horfield Common | 13 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 40 | 102 |
| Hillside Allotments | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 6 |
| Clay Bottom Allotments | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 |
| Troopers Hill | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | 13 | 20 |
| St George A Allotments | 4 | 1 | - | - | 12 | 8 |
| Okebourne Open Space | 3 | - | 3 | - | 46 | 11 |
| Narroways Millenium Green | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 6 |
| Pooles Wharf Centre | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 8 | 7 |
| Oldbury Court Estate | 59 | 9 | 10 | - | 41 | 21 |
| Headley Park | 4 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| Perretts Park Allotments | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| Perrett Park | 5 | - | 1 | - | 5 | 5 |
| Redcatch E Allotments | 1 | - | 1 | - | 10 | 8 |
| Wedmore Vale Allotments | 7 | 3 | 3 | - | 11 | 6 |
| Salcombe Road Open Space | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 15 |
| Redcatch Park | 24 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 40 | 46 |
| South Bristol Croquet Club | 4 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 8 |
| Knowle Cricket Club | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Arno's Court Park | 14 | 4 | 4 | - | 18 | 16 |
| Woodcroft Road Allotments | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 6 | 4 |
| Rock Allotments | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| Chalet Garden Allotments | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Park Allotments | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Talbot Road Allotments | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| Brislington Cemetery | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| South Bristol Sports Centre | 9 | 2 | 9 | - | 31 | 23 |
| Mowberry Road Open Space | 6 | - | 3 | - | 5 | 7 |
| Lakemead Grove Play Area | 9 | - | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| Withywood Sports Centre | 15 | 5 | 9 | - | 66 | 20 |
| Withywood Park | 21 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 17 |
| Molesworth Drive Allotments | - | 2 | - | - | 9 | 4 |
| Fortfield Road Allotments | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 21 |
| Half Acre Lane Allotments | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 |
| Whittock Road Allotments | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | 22 | 10 |
| Ridgeway Playing Fields | 14 | - | 5 | - | 26 | 24 |
| Whitefield Road Allotments | 6 | 1 | - | - | 12 | 23 |
| Speedwell Allotments | 13 | 6 | 2 | - | 39 | 22 |
| Barton Fields | 42 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 60 | 52 |
| Plummers Hill Open Space | 3 | - | - | - | 7 | 7 |
| Plummers Hill Allotments | 6 | 2 | 3 | - | 8 | 11 |
| Hudds Hill Allotments | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 13 | 12 |
| Troopers Hill Field | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 4 |
| Troopers Hill Farm Allotments | 1 | - | 1 | - | 7 | 2 |
| Stibbs Hill Allotments | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Stibbs Hill Association Allotments | 9 | - | 6 | 1 | 15 | 2 |
| St Aidens Allotments | 1 | - | 2 | - | 21 | 11 |
| Hope Allotments | 12 | - | 7 | 5 | 24 | 46 |
| Dundridge Park Playing Field | 7 | - | - | - | 4 | 2 |
| Conham River Park | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Eastwood Farm Open Space | 26 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 76 | 32 |
| Crox Bottom | 25 | - | 1 | - | 10 | 8 |
| Victoria Park | 21 | - | 8 | 1 | 17 | 15 |
| Canford E Allotments | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 5 |
| Golden Hill Sports Ground | 3 | - | - | - | 5 | 9 |
| St Andrew's Park | 22 | - | 11 | - | 7 | 22 |
| Dovercourt Road Allotments | 1 | - | 2 | - | 22 | 10 |
| Stoke Park | 147 | 12 | 62 | 3 | 233 | 150 |
| Snuff Mills Park | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Ridgeway Park Cemetery | 10 | - | - | - | 2 | 6 |
| Thingwall Park Alloments | 2 | - | 2 | - | 7 | 8 |
| Eastville Park | 58 | 6 | 39 | 14 | 101 | 184 |
| Stapleton Allotments | - | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 7 |
| Begbrook Green Park | 29 | - | 19 | - | 37 | 12 |
| Ashton Park | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Brunswick Cemetery Gardens | 57 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 105 | 114 |
| St Werburgh's City Farm Community Garden | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Riverside Park | 27 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 84 | 53 |
| Rawnsley Park | 35 | 4 | 5 | - | 57 | 24 |
| Greenbank Cemetery | 28 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 41 | 40 |
| Packers Allotments | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| St George's Park | 40 | 15 | 30 | 4 | 89 | 81 |
| Gaunt's Ham Park | 40 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 68 | 47 |
| Barton Hill Adventure Stop | 13 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 67 | 21 |
| St Anne's Park | 6 | - | 1 | - | 10 | 5 |
| Nature's Garden | 11 | 1 | 5 | - | 28 | 27 |
| Greville Smyth Park | 24 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 51 | 49 |
| St John's Burial Ground | 3 | - | - | - | 5 | 10 |
| Marksbury Road Open Space | 14 | - | 5 | - | 32 | 18 |
| Springfield Allotments | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 21 | 18 |
| Stockwood Open Space | 52 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 108 | 43 |
| Leacroft Park | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| Hartcliffe Millennium Green | 26 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 73 | 40 |
| Avon Valley Park | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 14 | 6 |
| Bifield Road Allotments | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Kings Lawn Tennis Club | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| St Werburgh's Church | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| University of Bristol Botanic Garden | 7 | - | 2 | - | 3 | 3 |
| Whitchurch Green | 31 | - | 21 | 1 | 45 | 44 |
| Brunel Fitness Centre | - | - | 6 | - | 18 | 12 |
| Redland Green | 3 | - | 2 | - | 9 | 32 |
| Somerset Square | 14 | - | 2 | - | 17 | 4 |
| Brandon Hill | 71 | 8 | 34 | 3 | 129 | 83 |
| Willmott Park | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 15 |
| Hengrove Park Leisure Centre | 83 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 90 | 60 |
| God's Garden | 2 | - | - | - | 8 | 5 |
| Arnos Vale Cemetery | 3 | - | 2 | - | 14 | 19 |
| Trinity Community Garden | 10 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 23 |
| Dubbers Lane Allotments | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Old Quarry Park | 6 | - | 2 | - | 3 | 6 |
Recent Crimes in Bristol
The 20 most recent crime reports in Bristol.
| Date | Crime Type | Location | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Supermarket | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Supermarket | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Supermarket | |
| April 2026 | Other theft | On or near Hospital | |
| April 2026 | Possession of weapons | On or near Hospital | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near Hospital | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near Hospital | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near Hospital | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near Hospital | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near Hospital | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near Hospital | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Supermarket | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near New Station Way |
Methodology & Data Sources
Bristol Crime Report
Data Sources & Processing
Every month, CrimeRate processes crime reports from data.police.uk, the UK's official provider of open crime report data. Each crime report includes anonymised coordinates, most often "snapped" to the middle of the nearest street, or to the nearest major landmark. The reports also include the month and year the crime was reported, as well as the type of crime.
Data releases on data.police.uk happen once a month, with a two-month delay. This means that, for example, crimes reported in Bristol during August 2026 will typically become available in October 2026. The latest release is for Apr 2026 and was released in Jun 2026. To provide current and historical crime statistics, CrimeRate processed 61,669,232 crime reports for the latest release.
Bristol Data Points
For Bristol, CrimeRate uses the geographic boundaries provided by The Office for National Statistics in the December 2023 release of their Parishes and Non Civil Parished Areas dataset, using the PARNCP23CD column value E43000019.
Due to the 2021 Census being conducted during a UK-wide Coronavirus lockdown, the daytime population figures released so far cannot be relied on for purposes such as comparing crime rates. Instead, CrimeRate uses Bristol's daytime - or "workday" - population of 454,626 from the ONS 2011 Census for calculations throughout the site.
All geographic boundaries use the full resolution - extent of the realm versions where provided to avoid missing crime reports near coastlines and rivers - the banks of the Thames in particular - that would otherwise not be included when using the clipped to the coastline datasets.
Calculating Crime Rates
CrimeRate locates the UK region, county, and town/city/village locality for each crime report, and calculates the crime rate by taking the sum of all crime reports, dividing it by the locality's daytime / "workday" population, and multiplying the result by 1,000 to get the crime rate per 1,000.
Crime Risk Score Calculations
CrimeRate calculates crime counts for local, nearby, and wider areas for every postcode in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The postcodes locations are deduplicated by a process that ensures distinct points are approximately 50 metres apart. This process removes the bias that would otherwise come from counting the same crimes several times in heavily populated areas.
Using a custom algorithm developed in-house, CrimeRate applies a crime severity weighting to each area's crime counts, based on the type of crime reported. This increases or decreases the crime count, or zeroes it out entirely, depending on the crime type. A separate crime severity rate is then calculated, standardised, and scaled to fit the crime risk score range of 1 to 1,000, with 1 being the lowest score, and 1,000 the highest.
Crime risk scores undergo further analysis per town, city, and village plus other areas including police forces and neighbourhoods. CrimeRate uses percentiles to work out the most common range of crime risk scores in each locality. This includes identifying the high and low bounds where approximately 68% of scores fall, and finding the median (50th percentile) for easy reference.
The crime types with a weight of zero are: Anti-Social Behaviour; Bicycle Theft; Other Crime; Other Theft; and Shoplifting. The highest weights to are assigned to Violence & Sexual Offences, and the lowest to Vehicle Crime.
Frequently Asked Questions
Crime in Bristol