Total Crime Rate
207.0 per 1,000
All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026Violent Crime Rate
90.4 per 1,000
Apr 2025 - Mar 2026St Pauls Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Clifton , and the 261st highest crime rate of 1,342 local areas in Bristol, City of .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Pauls Road (BS8 1LR) in the last 12 months was 207.0 per 1,000 residents and was 180.1% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -26.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 90.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 168.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Pauls Road (BS8 1LR), the main crime hotspot is near Triangle West. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Clifton Down| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hanbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Triangle West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Robbery | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Bicycle theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Burglary | Melrose Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Triangle West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Triangle West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Triangle West | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Burglary | Melrose Avenue | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Triangle West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Robbery | Triangle West | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Other theft | Triangle West | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Triangle West | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Triangle West | — |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Triangle West | — |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Berkeley Place | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Paul'S Road | — |
| Mar 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arlington Villas | — |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Mar 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Westbourne Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alma Road Avenue | — |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alma Road Avenue | — |
| Mar 2026 | Other theft | Alma Road Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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