Total Crime Rate
331.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clifton 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.
View Crime In Lawrence Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Walker Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clark Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Beaufort Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beaufort Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaufort Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaufort Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaufort Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaufort Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaufort Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaufort Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walker Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clark Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaufort Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highett Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hassell Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hassell Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hassell Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hassell Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hassell Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hassell Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hassell Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaufort Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barker Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaumont Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Thrissell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milsom Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milsom Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milsom Street | Under investigation |
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