Total Crime Rate

331.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 331.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.0 10/10
  • Public order 47.1 10/10
  • Drugs 19.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Robbery 12.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.9 5/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Clifton Place area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Lawrence Hill , and the 110th 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 Clifton Place (BS5 0SD) in the last 12 months was 331.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% higher than the Lawrence Hill average (208.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 104 (≈ 188.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Place (BS5 0SD), the main crime hotspot is near Milsom Street. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clifton Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Walker Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Beaufort Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walker Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaufort Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highett Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hassell Drive
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hassell Drive
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hassell Drive
Sep 2025Public order Hassell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hassell Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hassell Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hassell Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaufort Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barker Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaumont Terrace
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Thrissell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milsom Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milsom Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milsom Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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