Total Crime Rate
470.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Swainswick area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Hengrove and Whitchurch Park , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 1,352 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 Swainswick (BS14 0AH) in the last 12 months was 470.1 per 1,000 residents and was 311.5% higher than the Hengrove and Whitchurch Park average (114.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 90 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 132 (≈ 232.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 339.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Swainswick (BS14 0AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heatherdene, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maes Knoll Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hengrove and Whitchurch Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bamfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tracy Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Maes Knoll Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Heatherdene | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heatherdene | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Heatherdene | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowbourne | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tracy Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tarnock Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Griggfield Walk | Under investigation |
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