Total Crime Rate

145.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 145.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Jacobs Wells Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Clifton , and the 383rd highest crime rate of 1,352 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 1DT) in the last 12 months was 145.2 per 1,000 residents and was 106.4% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 89.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 436.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jacobs Wells Road (BS8 1DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ferry Terminal, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jacob'S Wells Road (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Jacobs Wells Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southernhay Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ferry Terminal Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brandon Hill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brandon Hill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meridian Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellevue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bellevue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Constitution Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Constitution Hill —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime York Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Brandon Hill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southernhay Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jacob'S Wells Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Queen'S Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellevue Cottages —
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 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Place —

Data Sources

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