Total Crime Rate
715.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
436.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hawkfield Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Hartcliffe and Withywood , and the 39th 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 Hawkfield Way (BS14 0BB) in the last 12 months was 715.9 per 1,000 residents and was 304.5% 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 252 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , up 300.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 301 (≈ 436.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1792.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawkfield Way (BS14 0BB), the main crime hotspot is near Whitchurch Lane. Police recorded 180 crimes here, including 128 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hengrove and Whitchurch Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hawkfield Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitchurch Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hawkfield Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawkfield Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawkfield Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitchurch Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitchurch Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawkfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawkfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawkfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hawkfield Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitchurch Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitchurch Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitchurch Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitchurch Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitchurch Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Whitchurch Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Whitchurch Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Whitchurch Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Whitchurch Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackthorn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Whitchurch Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Whitchurch Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitchurch Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitchurch Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitchurch Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitchurch Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitchurch Lane | — |
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