Total Crime Rate

127.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 127.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.0 10/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Drugs 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 · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sion Hill area has the 17th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Clifton , and the 480th 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 Sion Hill (BS8 4DQ) in the last 12 months was 127.9 per 1,000 residents and was 73.0% higher than the Clifton average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sion Hill (BS8 4DQ), the main crime hotspot is near A4. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sion Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour A4 —
Mar 2026Public order Freeland Place Under investigation
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Portland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Drugs York Gardens Under investigation
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Gloucester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Westfield Place Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Bicycle theft Oxford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mall Under investigation
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Freeland Place —
Mar 2026Public order Princes' Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Drugs A4 Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences A4 Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Public order A4 Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes' Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Sion Lane —
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Terrace —
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Terrace Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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