Total Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 37.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 26.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Valentine Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Hengrove and Whitchurch Park , and the 250th lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Valentine Close (BS14 9NB) in the last 12 months was 37.3 per 1,000 residents and was 68.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valentine Close (BS14 9NB), the main crime hotspot is near Butcombe Walk. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 22 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 Valentine Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Fosseway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilda Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Otterford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Otterford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chessington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor House Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor House Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Ridgeway Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridgeway Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor House Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Priddy Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharnecliffe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylmer Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylmer Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aylmer Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Gilda Square East Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharnecliffe Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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