Total Crime Rate

21.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 21.0 2/10
  • Violent crimes 9.0 2/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Meridian Place area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Clifton , and the 114th lowest crime rate of 1,342 local areas in Bristol, City of .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meridian Place (BS8 1JG) in the last 12 months was 21.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meridian Place (BS8 1JG), 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 Meridian Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Glentworth Road
Mar 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Burglary Triangle South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Byron Place Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Arlington Villas
Mar 2026Shoplifting Sunderland Place Under investigation
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunderland Place
Mar 2026Public order St Paul'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour St Paul'S Road
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour St Paul'S Road
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Westbourne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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