Total Crime Rate
37.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Valentine 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| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Fosseway Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilda Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Otterford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Otterford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chessington Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor House Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor House Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ridgeway Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridgeway Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor House Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Priddy Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharnecliffe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aylmer Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aylmer Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Aylmer Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gladstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Gilda Square East | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharnecliffe Gardens | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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