Total Crime Rate
129.0 per 1,000
All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.2 per 1,000
Apr 2025 - Mar 2026College Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Clifton , and the 473rd highest crime rate of 1,342 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 College Road (BS8 3JB) in the last 12 months was 129.0 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% higher than the Clifton average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 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 ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around College Road (BS8 3JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pembroke Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boyce'S Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Clifton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Worcester Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Guthrie Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Mall | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Portland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harley Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harley Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harley Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Harley Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harley Mews | — |
| Mar 2026 | Other theft | Pembroke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Other theft | Pembroke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Guthrie Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Guthrie Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vyvyan Road | — |
| Mar 2026 | Burglary | Boyce'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Burglary | Boyce'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cobblestone Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vyvyan Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Other crime | Vyvyan Road | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Belgrave Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Belgrave Place | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Guthrie Road | — |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Guthrie Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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