Total Crime Rate
2681.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Alfred Hill area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Central , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Alfred Hill (BS2 8HN) in the last 12 months was 2681.6 per 1,000 residents and was 489.4% higher than the Central average (455.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 267 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 345 (≈ 1716.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alfred Hill (BS2 8HN), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 210 crimes here, including 141 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | St Michael'S Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Henrietta Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cotham Side | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cotham Side | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cotham Side | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Hill Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montague Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montague Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Montague Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Montague Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Montague Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Montague Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Henrietta Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Henrietta Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whitson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alfred Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cotham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cotham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Walker Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Paul Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Paul Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whitson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whitson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whitson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Clarence Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whitson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whitson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whitson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Whitson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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