Total Crime Rate
21.7 per 1,000
All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.6 per 1,000
Apr 2025 - Mar 2026Royal York Crescent area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Clifton , and the 122nd lowest crime rate of 1,342 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 Royal York Crescent (BS8 4JX) in the last 12 months was 21.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% lower than the Clifton average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Royal York Crescent (BS8 4JX), the main crime hotspot is near Bear Yard Mews. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bristol| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Charles Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harley Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Bicycle theft | Oxford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Westfield Place | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gloucester Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harley Mews | — |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Harley Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harley Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Freeland Place | — |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harley Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Drugs | York Gardens | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Portland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Mall | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Burglary | Waterloo Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cornwallis Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cornwallis Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwallis Crescent | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Public order | Freeland Place | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Terrace | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Court | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bear Yard Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bear Yard Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Vale Close | — |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Terrace | Under investigation |
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