Total Crime Rate
107.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hotwell Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Clifton , and the 583rd highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hotwell Road (BS8 4UB) in the last 12 months was 107.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 57.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hotwell Road (BS8 4UB), 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.
View Crime In Hotwells and Harbourside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ambra Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellevue Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cliftonwood Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clifton Wood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumberland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumberland Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bellevue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gefle Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gefle Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferry Terminal | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Crosby Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferry Terminal | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Edward'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Edward'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Pembroke Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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