Total Crime Rate
173.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
105.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Birchdale 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.
View Crime In Bristol| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leda Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dundry View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilton Road | 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 |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dundry View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dundry View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Custom Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cadogan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parsons Paddock | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fanshawe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Two Acres Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Two Acres Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Custom Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Leda Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leda Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leda Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fourth Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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