Total Crime Rate
759.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
417.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Branche Grove area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Hartcliffe and Withywood , and the 34th highest crime rate of 1,343 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 759.3 per 1,000 residents and was 329.0% higher than the Hartcliffe and Withywood average (177.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 110 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 40.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 123 (≈ 416.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Branche Grove (BS13 0HB), the main crime hotspot is near The Groves. Police recorded 165 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hartcliffe and Withywood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxleaze | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Walwyn Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rudgewood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upjohn Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Holbrook Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxleaze | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollister'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chelvey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyers Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyers Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sampsons Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oxleaze | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxleaze | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Groves | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Groves | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Groves | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxleaze | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Groves | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Groves | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | The Groves | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Groves | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Groves | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Groves | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Groves | Under investigation |
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