Total Crime Rate

377.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

301.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 377.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 301.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 260.2 10/10
  • Public order 40.8 10/10
  • Other theft 20.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • 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 5.1 7/10
  • 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 · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hotwell Road area has the highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Clifton , and the 100th highest crime rate of 1,342 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 4SF) in the last 12 months was 377.6 per 1,000 residents and was 410.9% higher than the Clifton average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 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 59 (≈ 301.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hotwell Road (BS8 4SF), the main crime hotspot is near Bear Yard Mews. Police recorded 52 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 Hotwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Humphry Davy Way —
Mar 2026Shoplifting Pembroke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Cornwallis Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Cornwallis Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Drugs York Gardens Under investigation
Mar 2026Burglary Saville Place Under investigation
Mar 2026Other theft Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Burglary Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Street —
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Crescent Under investigation
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Pembroke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Court Under investigation
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Humphry Davy Way —
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Charles Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Humphry Davy Way —
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Bear Yard Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Bear Yard Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Other theft Oldfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Vale Close —
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Data Sources

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