Total Crime Rate

168.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 168.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.2 9/10
  • Other theft 42.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Redcliff Backs area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Ashley , and the 303rd highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Redcliff Backs (BS1 6HX) in the last 12 months was 168.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% lower than the Ashley average (174.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Redcliff Backs (BS1 6HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Redcliff Hill (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Redcliff Backs area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Counterslip Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bath Street
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ship Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ship Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ship Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Nicholas Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B4053
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prewett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Prewett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Thomas Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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