Crime Rate in Windmill Hill, ward

Windmill Hill has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 34 wards in Bristol, City of district and the 3287th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 366th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Windmill Hill in the last 12 months was 58.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% lower than the Bristol, City of district average (140.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Windmill Hill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 330 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 439 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Windmill Hill ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Dunford Road. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.