Total Crime Rate

158.6 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 158.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 41.4 8/10
  • Other theft 27.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Alma Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Clifton , and the 335th highest crime rate of 1,352 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 Alma Road (BS8 2DE) in the last 12 months was 158.6 per 1,000 residents and was 125.5% higher than the Clifton average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 252.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alma Road (BS8 2DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakland Road, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Melrose Place (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alma Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buckingham Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakland Road —
Sep 2025Public order Oakland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oakland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oakland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakland Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashgrove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakland Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oakfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Brighton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oakfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westbourne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westbourne Place —
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eaton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eaton Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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