Total Crime Rate
725.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
358.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elm Court area has the highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Hengrove and Whitchurch Park , and the 37th 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 Elm Court (BS14 0SB) in the last 12 months was 725.1 per 1,000 residents and was 504.7% 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -26.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 358.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elm Court (BS14 0SB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bristol| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Maes Knoll Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Loxton Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Loxton Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | King Edward Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | King Edward Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King Edward Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Button Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawksmoor Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Button Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holcombe | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Clydesdale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashwicke | — |
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