Total Crime Rate

133.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 133.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

College Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Clifton , and the 425th highest crime rate of 1,352 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 133.6 per 1,000 residents and was 90.0% higher than the Clifton average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 59.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.6% 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 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boyce'S Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in College Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Beaufort Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boyce'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pembroke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaufort Mews —
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Mall Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Christchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pembroke Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Boyce'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boyce'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harley Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cobblestone Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Worcester Terrace —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Worcester Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Codrington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pembroke Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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