Total Crime Rate

44.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.6 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 44.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 13.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

West Mall area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Clifton , and the 323rd lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Mall (BS8 4BG) in the last 12 months was 44.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% lower 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 5 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Mall (BS8 4BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A4 (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Mall area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cornwallis Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sion Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Princes' Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A4 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A4 —
Apr 2026Other theft Cornwallis Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Paragon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Paragon Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westfield Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal York Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sion Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sion Lane —
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Data Sources

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