Total Crime Rate
173.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Airport Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Hengrove and Whitchurch Park , and the 290th highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Airport Road (BS14 9BJ) in the last 12 months was 173.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% higher than the Hengrove and Whitchurch Park average (114.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 78.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 92.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Airport Road (BS14 9BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Westleigh Park. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Edgewood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill Crest | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beryl Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hengrove Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beryl Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beryl Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Westleigh Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westleigh Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westleigh Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westleigh Park | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hengrove Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Edgewood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wells Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shapcott Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wootton Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wells Road | Under investigation |
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