Total Crime Rate

18.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 18.0 2/10
  • Violent crimes 9.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Gordon Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Clifton , and the 90th lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gordon Road (BS8 1AP) in the last 12 months was 18.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% lower than the Clifton average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gordon Road (BS8 1AP), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gordon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sunderland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bellevue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakfield Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Paul'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meridian Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meridian Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Meridian Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richmond Hill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Richmond Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Fosseway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eaton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Place
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richmond Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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