Total Crime Rate
64.4 per 1,000
All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.5 per 1,000
Apr 2025 - Mar 2026Hotwell Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Clifton , and the 488th lowest crime rate of 1,342 local areas in Bristol, City of .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hotwell Road (BS8 4SW) in the last 12 months was 64.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hotwell Road (BS8 4SW), 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.
View Crime In Clifton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Humphry Davy Way | — |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Pembroke Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwallis Crescent | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cornwallis Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cornwallis Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Drugs | York Gardens | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Burglary | Saville Place | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Other theft | Regent Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Burglary | Regent Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent Street | — |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pembroke Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Vale Close | — |
| Mar 2026 | Other theft | Oldfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bear Yard Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bear Yard Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Court | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Charles Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Humphry Davy Way | — |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Humphry Davy Way | — |
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