Total Crime Rate

49.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 49.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 5.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dowry Square area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Clifton , and the 374th lowest crime rate of 1,342 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dowry Square (BS8 4SL) in the last 12 months was 49.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% lower than the Clifton average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dowry Square (BS8 4SL), 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 Dowry Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Humphry Davy Way —
Mar 2026Burglary Regent Street 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 2026Burglary Waterloo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Drugs York Gardens Under investigation
Mar 2026Public order Freeland Place Under investigation
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Freeland Place —
Mar 2026Burglary Saville Place Under investigation
Mar 2026Other theft Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Crescent Under investigation
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Street —
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Court Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Pembroke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 —
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Pembroke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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