Total Crime Rate

904.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 904.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 401.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 191.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 109.0 10/10
  • Public order 66.5 10/10
  • Other theft 45.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Robbery 10.6 9/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Peterson 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.

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Crime Over Time in Peterson Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mellent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walwyn Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peterson Square —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walwyn Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walwyn Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Primroses Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Peterson Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Walwyn Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walwyn Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walwyn Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mellent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Tewther Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grinfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Peterson Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Peterson Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brocks Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Silcox Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldwick Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aldwick Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aldwick Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aldwick Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mellent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Silcox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Faber Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Peterson Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Brambles —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Brambles Under investigation

Data Sources

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