Total Crime Rate

117.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.8 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 117.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Other theft 19.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Whiteladies 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.

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Crime Over Time in Whiteladies Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences West Park 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 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 2026Vehicle crime Hampton Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area 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 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Other crime Cotham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodfield Road
Mar 2026Burglary Woodfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Woodfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Shoplifting Aberdeen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotham Gardens
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotham Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotham Gardens Under investigation
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Hampton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Mar 2026Burglary West Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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