Total Crime Rate

51.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clifton Down Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Clifton , and the 378th lowest crime rate of 1,343 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 Clifton Down Road (BS8 4AE) in the last 12 months was 51.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Down Road (BS8 4AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kensington Place (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clifton Down Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lansdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Saville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cornwallis Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cornwallis Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifton Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Fosseway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Down Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Vale Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime King'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boyce'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyce'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Victoria Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cobblestone Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cobblestone Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vyvyan Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal York Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saville Place —
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Data Sources

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