Total Crime Rate

56.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 46.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Willoughby Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bishopsworth , and the 421st lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willoughby Close (BS13 7NL) in the last 12 months was 56.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% lower than the Bishopsworth average (119.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willoughby Close (BS13 7NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Peter'S Rise, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillcrest Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Willoughby Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Headley Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Peter'S Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentire Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentire Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentire Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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