Total Crime Rate
15.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clare Road area has the lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Hillfields , and the 72nd lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Clare Road (BS15 1PL) in the last 12 months was 15.9 per 1,000 residents and was 83.9% lower than the Hillfields average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clare Road (BS15 1PL), the main crime hotspot is near May Street. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hillfields| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | May Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Lodge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ingleside Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ingleside Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | May Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ash Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Handel Cossham Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Handel Cossham Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | May Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | May Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quadrant East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | May Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | May Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quadrant East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Quadrant East | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Quadrant East | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | May Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | May Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | May Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quadrant East | Under investigation |
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