Total Crime Rate
85.0 per 1,000
All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.4 per 1,000
Apr 2025 - Mar 2026Downfield Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Clifton , and the 635th lowest 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 Downfield Road (BS8 2TG) in the last 12 months was 85.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% higher than the Clifton average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Downfield Road (BS8 2TG), the main crime hotspot is near Beaconsfield Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Clifton Down| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Guthrie Road | — |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Guthrie Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Duchess Road | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Miles Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Normanton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Downfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Downfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Public order | Upper Belgrave Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Road | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beaconsfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Downside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Other theft | Downside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Other theft | Downside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Downside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Guthrie Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Guthrie Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Guthrie Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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