Total Crime Rate
123.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whitchurch Lane area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Hartcliffe and Withywood , and the 471st 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 Whitchurch Lane (BS13 7TA) in the last 12 months was 123.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% lower than the Hartcliffe and Withywood average (181.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitchurch Lane (BS13 7TA), the main crime hotspot is near Hawkfield Way. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hartcliffe and Withywood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Blackthorn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wills Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Blackthorn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pigeon House Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pigeon House Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pigeon House Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pigeon House Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hawkfield Road | 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 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gould Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wills Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wills Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Blackthorn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wills Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wills Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Wills Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenditch Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenditch Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawkfield Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hawkfield Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hawkfield Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maynard Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maynard Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawkfield Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wills Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawkfield Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wills Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wills Way | — |
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