Crime Rate in Clifton, ward

Clifton has the 8th lowest crime rate of 34 wards in Bristol, City of district and the 3344th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 246th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Clifton in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% lower than the Bristol, City of district average (140.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Clifton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 297 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 401 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Clifton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 91 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Triangle West (39 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.