Total Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.0 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 59.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 19.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Alma Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Clifton , and the 447th 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 Alma Road (BS8 2DJ) in the last 12 months was 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% lower than the Clifton average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alma Road (BS8 2DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Melrose Place (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alma Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Place Under investigation
Mar 2026Burglary Melrose Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Mar 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Burglary Melrose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Burglary Melrose Avenue Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashgrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Imperial Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunderland Place
Mar 2026Shoplifting Sunderland Place Under investigation
Mar 2026Burglary Hampton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Lane Under investigation
Mar 2026Burglary West Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences West Park Under investigation
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Hampton Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Hampton Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Hampton Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Other crime Cotham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Shoplifting Aberdeen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotham Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotham Gardens Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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