Total Crime Rate
56.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Downfield Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Clifton , and the 476th 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 Downfield Road (BS8 2TQ) in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% lower than the Clifton average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Downfield Road (BS8 2TQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burlington Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hurle Crescent (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Clifton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Burlington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Miles Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Anglesea Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hurle Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cabstand Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | All Saints' Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mornington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highland Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Miles Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St John'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Burlington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Burlington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Burlington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Burlington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Burlington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Miles Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Miles Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Miles Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Road | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurle Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Downside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaconsfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beaconsfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hurle Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Road | Under investigation |
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