Total Crime Rate
24.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Duchess Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Clifton , and the 174th lowest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Duchess Road (BS8 2LA) in the last 12 months was 24.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% lower than the Clifton average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Duchess Road (BS8 2LA), the main crime hotspot is near Oakland Road. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Clifton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurle Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Burlington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oakland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oakland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oakland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oakland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hurle Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hurle Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hurle Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurle Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurle Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Burlington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurle Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurle Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Leigh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakland Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakland Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hurle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hurle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hurle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alma Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakland Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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