Total Crime Rate
79.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Walsh Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Hengrove and Whitchurch Park , and the 594th lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Walsh Avenue (BS14 9SL) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Walsh Avenue (BS14 9SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hengrove Farm Lane, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parsons Paddock (22 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Leda Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tarnock Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leda Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Two Acres Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Two Acres Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leda Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Custom Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Custom Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parsons Paddock | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King Edward Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | King Edward Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | King Edward Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tarnock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fanshawe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyning Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fourth Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tyning Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cadogan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tyning Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tyning Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leda Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyning Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Airport Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Airport Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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