Total Crime Rate

139.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 139.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Victoria Square area has the 13th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Clifton , and the 436th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Square (BS8 4ET) in the last 12 months was 139.3 per 1,000 residents and was 88.3% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Square (BS8 4ET), 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 Victoria Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyce'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cornwallis Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Saville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vyvyan Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cobblestone Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cobblestone Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Richmond Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boyce'S Avenue
Apr 2026Vehicle crime King'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cornwallis Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saville Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Vale Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Down Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Worcester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richmond Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lansdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Victoria Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Fosseway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal York Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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