Crime Rates at Highland Square, Bristol, BS8 2YB

Highland Square area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Clifton , and the 267th lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highland Square (BS8 2YB) in the last 12 months was 38.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% lower than the Clifton average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highland Square (BS8 2YB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burlington Road, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hurle Crescent (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.