Crime Rates at Swainswick, Bristol, BS14 0AH

Swainswick 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 Swainswick (BS14 0AH) 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 Swainswick (BS14 0AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Griggfield Walk, where police recorded 38 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.