Total Crime Rate

76.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hotwell Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Clifton , and the 614th 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 Hotwell Road (BS8 4NT) in the last 12 months was 76.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hotwell Road (BS8 4NT), the main crime hotspot is near Sion Lane. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hotwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Caledonia Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hope Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glendale —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cabot Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sion Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Princes' Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Princes' Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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