Total Crime Rate
138.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Worcester Crescent area has the 14th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Clifton , and the 440th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Worcester Crescent (BS8 3JA) in the last 12 months was 138.3 per 1,000 residents and was 86.9% higher than the Clifton average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -90.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Worcester Crescent (BS8 3JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Guthrie Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harley Mews (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Clifton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clifton Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clifton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | College Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | College Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | College Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | King'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cecil Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cecil Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Down Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cobblestone Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cobblestone Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lansdown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Guthrie Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Canynge Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Worcester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Vyvyan Terrace | Under investigation |
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