Total Crime Rate
57.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ridgeway Lane area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Hengrove and Whitchurch Park , and the 434th 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 Ridgeway Lane (BS14 9PE) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ridgeway Lane (BS14 9PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manor House Lane (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hengrove and Whitchurch Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Aylmer Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor House Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Badgers Holt | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winter Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor House Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dene Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor House Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridgeway Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilda Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Gilda Square East | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| 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 | Burglary | Ridgeway Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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