Total Crime Rate

110.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 110.6 8/10
  • Other theft 22.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 16th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Clifton , and the 533rd highest crime rate of 1,352 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 Hotwell Road (BS8 4RU) in the last 12 months was 110.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% higher than the Clifton average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 38.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hotwell Road (BS8 4RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gefle Close, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ferry Terminal (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hotwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southernhay Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gefle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Other theft Argyle Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Constitution Hill —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sydney Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gefle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southernhay Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rownham Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dock Gate Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gefle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cumberland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Constitution Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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