Crime Rate in Hartcliffe and Withywood, ward

Hartcliffe and Withywood has the 4th highest crime rate of 34 wards in Bristol, City of district and the 384th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 29th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hartcliffe and Withywood in the last 12 months was 181.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% higher than the Bristol, City of district average (140.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hartcliffe and Withywood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,414 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 88.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,826 (≈ 92.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hartcliffe and Withywood ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Peterson Square, with 295 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around The Groves (72 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.