Crime Rate in Hengrove and Whitchurch Park, ward

Hengrove and Whitchurch Park has the 15th highest crime rate of 34 wards in Bristol, City of district and the 1290th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 84th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hengrove and Whitchurch Park in the last 12 months was 114.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% lower than the Bristol, City of district average (140.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hengrove and Whitchurch Park’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 936 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 176.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -35.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,181 (≈ 59.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hengrove and Whitchurch Park ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Whitchurch Lane. Police recorded 156 crimes here, including 104 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.