Total Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 60.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 16.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.4 3/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gorse Lane area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Clifton , and the 453rd lowest crime rate of 1,342 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 Gorse Lane (BS8 1DH) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% lower than the Clifton average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gorse Lane (BS8 1DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 149 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Triangle West (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gorse Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Glentworth Road
Mar 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Berkeley Place Under investigation
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Triangle West
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Triangle West
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Triangle West Under investigation
Mar 2026Other theft Triangle West Under investigation
Mar 2026Robbery Triangle West Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Triangle West Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Triangle West Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Triangle West Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Triangle West Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Triangle West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Mar 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Byron Place Under investigation
Mar 2026Burglary Triangle South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandon Hill Lane Under investigation
Mar 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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