Crime Rates at Merchants Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 4HH

Merchants Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Clifton , and the 389th lowest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merchants Road (BS8 4HH) in the last 12 months was 47.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% lower than the Clifton average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -93.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merchants Road (BS8 4HH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.