Crime Rates at Cotham Hill, Bristol, BS6 6LF

Cotham Hill area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Clifton Down , and the 531st highest 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 Cotham Hill (BS6 6LF) in the last 12 months was 117.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% higher than the Clifton Down average (80.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotham Hill (BS6 6LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakland Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.