Total Crime Rate
152.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
64.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Walsh Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Hengrove and Whitchurch Park , and the 388th 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 Walsh Avenue (BS14 9DF) in the last 12 months was 152.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 108.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Walsh Avenue (BS14 9DF), the main crime hotspot is near Chilton Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 39 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Leda Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hengrove Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Two Acres Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Two Acres Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cadogan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Custom Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Custom Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Airport Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Airport Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyning Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fourth Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Leda Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leda Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | John Hall Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | John Hall Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | John Hall Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyning Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tyning Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tyning Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tyning Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fanshawe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leda Avenue | Under investigation |
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