Total Crime Rate
904.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Peterson Square area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Hartcliffe and Withywood , and the 21st 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 Peterson Square (BS13 0HF) in the last 12 months was 904.3 per 1,000 residents and was 397.3% 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 Shoplifting with 151 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 1600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 273.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 114.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Peterson Square (BS13 0HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peterson Square, where police recorded 295 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Silcox Road (49 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Mellent Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walwyn Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peterson Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walwyn Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walwyn Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Primroses | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Peterson Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Walwyn Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walwyn Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walwyn Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mellent Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tewther Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grinfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Peterson Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Peterson Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brocks Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Silcox Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldwick Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aldwick Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aldwick Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aldwick Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mellent Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Silcox Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Faber Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Peterson Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Brambles | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Brambles | Under investigation |
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