Crime Rates at Peterson Square, Bristol, BS13 0HF

Peterson Square area has the highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Hartcliffe and Withywood , and the 23rd 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 Peterson Square (BS13 0HF) in the last 12 months was 917.6 per 1,000 residents and was 418.4% 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 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -49.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 137 (≈ 364.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% 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 112 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Silcox Road (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.