Total Crime Rate

173.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 173.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 105.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Birchdale Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Hengrove and Whitchurch Park , and the 314th 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 Birchdale Road (BS14 9TW) in the last 12 months was 173.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 105.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchdale Road (BS14 9TW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Birchdale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leda Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dundry View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Airport Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Airport Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dundry View
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dundry View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Custom Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cadogan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parsons Paddock Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fanshawe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Two Acres Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Two Acres Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Custom Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leda Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leda Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leda Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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