Total Crime Rate
22.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hinton Lane area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Clifton , and the 135th lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hinton Lane (BS8 4NS) in the last 12 months was 22.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.3% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -87.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hinton Lane (BS8 4NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windsor Terrace, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westfield Place (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Clifton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Princes' Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Paragon | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Joy Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Westfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westfield Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Joy Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sion Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Joy Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Paragon | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grenville Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sion Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sion Lane | — |
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