Total Crime Rate
367.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
295.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Little Caroline Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Clifton , and the 108th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Little Caroline Place (BS8 4QR) in the last 12 months was 367.4 per 1,000 residents and was 396.6% higher than the Clifton average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 295.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Little Caroline Place (BS8 4QR), the main crime hotspot is near Bear Yard Mews. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hotwells and Harbourside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Vale Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ambra Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bear Yard Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bear Yard Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grenville Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cornwallis Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cornwallis Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Humphry Davy Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Humphry Davy Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Humphry Davy Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Polygon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal York Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Paragon | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Paragon | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Joy Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Joy Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Joy Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Vincent'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Charles Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nova Scotia Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Merchants Road | — |
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