Total Crime Rate

64.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 64.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 14.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hillside area has the 10th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Clifton Down , and the 492nd lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillside (BS6 6JP) in the last 12 months was 64.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% lower than the Clifton Down average (80.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillside (BS6 6JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hampton Lane, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cotham Lawn Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hillside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hampton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampton Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotham Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Osborne Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotham Lawn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotham Lawn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbotsford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cotham Lawn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Priory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cotham Lawn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tyndall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paul Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hampton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Clarence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hampton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tyndalls Park Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rokeby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hampton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tyndall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampton Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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