Total Crime Rate

119.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 119.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 84.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

Whitchurch Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Hengrove and Whitchurch Park , and the 520th 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 Whitchurch Lane (BS14 0EL) in the last 12 months was 119.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% lower 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 84.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitchurch Lane (BS14 0EL), the main crime hotspot is near Belland Drive. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Hengrove and Whitchurch Park

Crime Over Time in Whitchurch Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Woodmarsh Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dakota Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodmarsh Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Belland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Woodmarsh Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodmarsh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Woodmarsh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookery Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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