Crime Rate in Clifton Down, ward

Clifton Down has the 4th lowest crime rate of 34 wards in Bristol, City of district and the 3774th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 299th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Clifton Down in the last 12 months was 64.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% lower than the Bristol, City of district average (140.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Clifton Down’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 231 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 69.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 316 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Clifton Down ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Oakland Road, with 58 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Melrose Place (48 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.