Total Crime Rate

17.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 17.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.9 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Public order 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

Sandford Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Clifton , and the 106th lowest crime rate of 1,352 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 Sandford Road (BS8 4QG) in the last 12 months was 17.3 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% lower than the Clifton average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandford Road (BS8 4QG), the main crime hotspot is near Bear Yard Mews. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Grenville Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bear Yard Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hope Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Green Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Joy Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bear Yard Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bear Yard Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bear Yard Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bear Yard Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bear Yard Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bear Yard Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bear Yard Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bear Yard Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cabot Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornwallis Grove —
Sep 2025Other theft Cornwallis Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Vale Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Ambra Vale South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambra Vale South Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crosby Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rosemont Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rosemont Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ambrose Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glendale —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clifton Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rownham Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grenville Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Smeaton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Smeaton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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