Total Crime Rate

101.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 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

Hotwell Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Clifton , and the 620th 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 Hotwell Road (BS8 4RU) in the last 12 months was 101.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.7% 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 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pooles Wharf Court (12 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Edward'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellevue Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gefle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gefle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cliftonwood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crosby Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pembroke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Edward'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ambra Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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