Total Crime Rate
634.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hawkfield Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Hartcliffe and Withywood , and the 39th 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 Hawkfield Way (BS14 0BB) in the last 12 months was 634.8 per 1,000 residents and was 249.1% higher 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 224 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 272 (≈ 394.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2181.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawkfield Way (BS14 0BB), the main crime hotspot is near Whitchurch Lane. Police recorded 156 crimes here, including 104 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitchurch Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Whitchurch Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitchurch Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Whitchurch Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Whitchurch Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Whitchurch Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whitchurch Lane | 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawkfield Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawkfield Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whitchurch Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Whitchurch Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitchurch Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hawkfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitchurch Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Blackthorn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Blackthorn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitchurch Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitchurch Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Blackthorn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitchurch Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitchurch Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitchurch Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitchurch Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Whitchurch Lane | Under investigation |
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