Total Crime Rate

200.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 200.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 119.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.5 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Jacobs Wells Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Clifton , and the 266th highest crime rate of 1,343 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 Jacobs Wells Road (BS8 1DS) in the last 12 months was 200.5 per 1,000 residents and was 171.0% higher 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 41 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 52 (≈ 119.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 391.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jacobs Wells Road (BS8 1DS), the main crime hotspot is near Jacob'S Wells Road. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Jacobs Wells Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Edward'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Edward'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Place —
Apr 2026Public order Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meridian Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jacob'S Wells Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brandon Hill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bellevue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Meridian Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellevue Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Queen'S Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meridian Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellevue Cottages Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellevue Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cliftonwood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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