Total Crime Rate
117.1 per 1,000
All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.8 per 1,000
Apr 2025 - Mar 2026Whiteladies Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Clifton Down , and the 532nd highest crime rate of 1,342 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 Whiteladies Road (BS8 2PL) in the last 12 months was 117.1 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% higher than the Clifton Down average (82.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whiteladies Road (BS8 2PL), 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.
View Crime In Clifton Down| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St John'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Park | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Burglary | Melrose Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Burglary | Melrose Avenue | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashgrove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Imperial Road | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Burglary | Melrose Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Burglary | Hampton Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampton Lane | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hampton Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hampton Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hampton Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Other crime | Cotham Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodfield Road | — |
| Mar 2026 | Burglary | Woodfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Aberdeen Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotham Gardens | — |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotham Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotham Gardens | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hampton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Burglary | West Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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