Total Crime Rate

538.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

253.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 538.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 253.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 198.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 154.9 10/10
  • Public order 44.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.0 10/10
  • Other theft 29.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.9 6/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Western Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Hengrove and Whitchurch Park , and the 58th highest crime rate of 1,343 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 Western Drive (BS14 0AF) in the last 12 months was 538.7 per 1,000 residents and was 349.2% higher than the Hengrove and Whitchurch Park average (119.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 113 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 54.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -27.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 144 (≈ 253.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 152.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Drive (BS14 0AF), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 190 crimes here, including 98 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Western Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Maple Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maple Street —
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Data Sources

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