Total Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.3 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 56.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Merchants Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Clifton , and the 432nd 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 Merchants Road (BS8 4HD) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% lower than the Clifton average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merchants Road (BS8 4HD), 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 Merchants Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ambra Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyce'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Fosseway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Victoria Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Saville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saville Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lansdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richmond Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cobblestone Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cobblestone Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cornwallis Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cornwallis Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vyvyan Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boyce'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Vale Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime King'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal York Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Down Road —
Apr 2026Burglary St Vincent'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Polygon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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