Total Crime Rate

367.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

295.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 367.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 295.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 255.1 10/10
  • Public order 40.8 10/10
  • Other theft 25.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Charles 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 Charles Place (BS8 4QW) 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 Charles Place (BS8 4QW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary St Vincent'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Vale Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Charles Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Humphry Davy Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Joy Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grenville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Humphry Davy Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ambra Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joy Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Crosby Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cornwallis Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joy Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Polygon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cornwallis Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bear Yard Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Saville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bear Yard Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nova Scotia Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saville Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal York Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pembroke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merchants Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Humphry Davy Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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