Total Crime Rate

207.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

126.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 207.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 126.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.6 9/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Constitution Hill area has the 6th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Clifton , and the 260th highest crime rate of 1,342 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Constitution Hill (BS8 1DG) in the last 12 months was 207.4 per 1,000 residents and was 180.6% higher than the Clifton average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 126.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 389.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Constitution Hill (BS8 1DG), the main crime hotspot is near Jacob'S Wells Road. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Constitution Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Public order Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Public order Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Drugs Jacob'S Wells Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Public order Jacob'S Wells Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Public order Jacob'S Wells Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Jacob'S Wells Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Jacob'S Wells Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Other theft Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Jacob'S Wells Road
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferry Terminal Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Bellevue Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Gorse Lane Under investigation
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Gorse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Berkeley Place Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Berkeley Place Under investigation
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Jacob'S Wells Road
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Jacob'S Wells Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Glentworth Road
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Glentworth Road
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Mar 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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