Total Crime Rate
304.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
175.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cowler Walk area has the 9th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Hartcliffe and Withywood , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cowler Walk (BS13 9AY) in the last 12 months was 304.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -43.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 175.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cowler Walk (BS13 9AY), the main crime hotspot is near Four Acres Close. Police recorded 57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobhorn Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Leyland Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Withywood Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Four Acres Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Four Acres Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Four Acres Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Four Acres Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Four Acres Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Four Acres Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Four Acres Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Four Acres Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Broadway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Claypiece Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Taylor Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Taylor Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Pesley Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pesley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Taylor Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Taylor Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Taylor Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverland Drive | Under investigation |
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