Total Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 1.6 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meridian Vale area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Clifton , and the 462nd lowest crime rate of 1,352 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 Meridian Vale (BS8 1BY) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% lower than the Clifton average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meridian Vale (BS8 1BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Triangle West (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meridian Vale area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime York Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Triangle South Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Constitution Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellevue Cottages —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jacob'S Wells Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jacob'S Wells Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jacob'S Wells Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jacob'S Wells Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Constitution Hill —
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Triangle West —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Triangle West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Triangle West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Triangle West Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Triangle West Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Triangle West Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Triangle West Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Triangle West Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —

Data Sources

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