Total Crime Rate
21.0 per 1,000
All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.0 per 1,000
Apr 2025 - Mar 2026Meridian 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.
View Crime In Bristol| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glentworth Road | — |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Burglary | Triangle South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Byron Place | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Bicycle theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arlington Villas | — |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Sunderland Place | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunderland Place | — |
| Mar 2026 | Public order | St Paul'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Paul'S Road | — |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Paul'S Road | — |
| Mar 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Westbourne Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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