Crime Rates at Jacobs Wells Road, Bristol, BS8 1DY

Jacobs Wells Road 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 Jacobs Wells Road (BS8 1DY) 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 Jacobs Wells Road (BS8 1DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ferry Terminal, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jacob'S Wells Road (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.