Bristol crime stats
April 2024

The overall crime rate in Bristol postcode area is 109.9 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 35.9k crimes were violent crimes which is 34.3% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 107% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 51.9% over the last twelve months.The category of "bicycle theft crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Bicycle theft crime" rate is at 144% of national crime rate which puts Bristol on 19. position out of 95 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Bicycle theft crime" makes up 1.4% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "bicycle theft crime" is 1.5k cases and has decreased by 25.2% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2023 - February 2024.

Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Ranking (95 postcode areas)	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
Violent crime →	34.3%	42. highest	107%	35.9k	8.4%
Antisocial behaviour crime →	14.4%	47. lowest	100%	15.1k	-0.4%
Public order crime →	9.8%	13. highest	139%	10.3k	-8.6%
Shoplifting crime →	8.9%	13. highest	135%	9.3k	51.9%
Criminal damage and arson crime →	8.2%	26. highest	114%	8.6k	3.2%
Other theft crime →	6.9%	41. highest	96%	7.3k	2.0%
Vehicle crime →	6.8%	31. highest	119%	7.1k	4.9%
Burglary crime →	3.8%	45. highest	98%	4.0k	-2.7%
Bicycle theft crime →	1.4%	19. highest	144%	1.5k	-25.2%
Robbery crime →	1.4%	20. highest	122%	1.5k	31.2%
Other crime →	1.4%	38. lowest	83%	1.5k	8.9%
Drugs crime →	1.4%	7. lowest	55%	1.4k	-5.3%
Possession of weapons crime →	0.6%	33. lowest	74%	652	24.4%
Theft from the person crime →	0.6%	40. lowest	32%	607	2.5%
Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Crime rate ranking	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
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