Total Crime Rate

158.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 158.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.7 8/10
  • Public order 35.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clifton Down area has the 11th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Clifton , and the 362nd 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 Clifton Down (BS8 4AN) in the last 12 months was 158.7 per 1,000 residents and was 114.6% higher than the Clifton average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 116.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Down (BS8 4AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 40 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.

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Crime Over Time in Clifton Down area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vyvyan Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lansdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westfield Place —
Apr 2026Public order Cornwallis Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Westfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cobblestone Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifton Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cobblestone Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sion Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Cornwallis Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal York Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Down Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime King'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyce'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boyce'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canynge Square —
Apr 2026Other theft Sion Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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