Crime Rate in Hillfields, ward

Hillfields has the 11th lowest crime rate of 34 wards in Bristol, City of district and the 2546th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 172nd highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hillfields in the last 12 months was 82.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% lower than the Bristol, City of district average (140.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hillfields’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 470 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 607 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hillfields ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Lodge Causeway. Police recorded 148 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.