Total Crime Rate
139.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Victoria 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.
View Crime In Clifton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boyce'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cornwallis Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Saville Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Vyvyan Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cobblestone Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cobblestone Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Richmond Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Boyce'S Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | King'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cornwallis Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Saville Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Vale Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Down Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Worcester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Richmond Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lansdown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Victoria Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Fosseway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal York Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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