Total Crime Rate
647.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Branche Grove area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Hartcliffe and Withywood , and the 36th 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 Branche Grove (BS13 0HB) in the last 12 months was 647.5 per 1,000 residents and was 256.1% higher than the Hartcliffe and Withywood average (181.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 94 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 104 (≈ 352.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 94.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Branche Grove (BS13 0HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walwyn Gardens, where police recorded 136 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Groves (72 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hartcliffe and Withywood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sampsons Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dyers Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sampsons Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sampsons Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sampsons Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sampsons Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Macey'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Macey'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Groves | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dyers Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dyers Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyers Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sampsons Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyers Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyers Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Groves | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Groves | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Groves | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barbour Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxleaze | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oxleaze | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oxleaze | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxleaze | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sampsons Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sampsons Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxleaze | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walwyn Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Groves | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Groves | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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