Total Crime Rate
130.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pottery Farm Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Hartcliffe and Withywood , and the 442nd highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pottery Farm Close (BS13 0LZ) in the last 12 months was 130.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% lower than the Hartcliffe and Withywood average (181.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (β 89.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pottery Farm Close (BS13 0LZ), 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 | Other theft | Pavey Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Briscoes Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Briscoes Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Briscoes Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gould Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mowcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walwyn Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Walwyn Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walwyn Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walwyn Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walwyn Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Blackthorn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Brambles | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Brambles | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Brambles | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Brambles | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Faber Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maynard Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maynard Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenditch Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenditch Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Blackthorn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Blackthorn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Silcox Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sampsons Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyers Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyers Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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