Total Crime Rate
141.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rownham Mead area has the 11th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Clifton , and the 399th highest crime rate of 1,352 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 Rownham Mead (BS8 4YB) in the last 12 months was 141.2 per 1,000 residents and was 100.7% higher than the Clifton average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rownham Mead (BS8 4YB), the main crime hotspot is near Bear Yard Mews. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Clifton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Smeaton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bear Yard Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bear Yard Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bear Yard Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bear Yard Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bear Yard Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bear Yard Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bear Yard Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bear Yard Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Vale Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | South Green Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clifton Vale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ambra Vale South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ambra Vale South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crosby Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rosemont Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rosemont Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ambrose Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Joy Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bear Yard Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Smeaton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Caroline Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Caroline Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Humphry Davy Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avon Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Nova Scotia Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Merchants Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rownham Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dock Gate Lane | Under investigation |
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