Total Crime Rate

369.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 369.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 182.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 72.4 9/10
  • Other theft 44.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Robbery 20.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.2 10/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alma Vale Road area has the highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Clifton , and the 106th highest crime rate of 1,343 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 Vale Road (BS8 2HR) in the last 12 months was 369.0 per 1,000 residents and was 398.8% higher than the Clifton average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 253.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 72.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 334.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alma Vale Road (BS8 2HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakland Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alma Vale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hurle Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hurle Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Melrose Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Parade Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Miles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Miles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakfield Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eaton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buckingham Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Saints' Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery All Saints' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chertsey Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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