Total Crime Rate

337.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 337.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 155.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 55.2 8/10
  • Other theft 51.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.2 10/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Robbery 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Clifton , and the 116th 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 Alma Court (BS8 2HJ) in the last 12 months was 337.9 per 1,000 residents and was 357.3% higher than the Clifton average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 290.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alma Court (BS8 2HJ), 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 Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Hanbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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 Oakland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Burglary Melrose Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Burglary Hampton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Lane Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Alma Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Duchess Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour All Saints' Road

Data Sources

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