Total Crime Rate

110.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 110.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.4 7/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • 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 · 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 21st highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Clifton , and the 561st 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 4UR) in the last 12 months was 110.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% 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 17 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 ( 41.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hotwell Road (BS8 4UR), 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 (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Humphry Davy Way —
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Pembroke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Burglary Saville Place Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Mar 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Mar 2026Public order Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Shoplifting Pembroke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Vale Close —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Court Under investigation
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Charles Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Humphry Davy Way —
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Humphry Davy Way —
Mar 2026Other theft Oldfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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