Total Crime Rate
93.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Welton Walk area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Hillfields , and the 628th highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Welton Walk (BS15 1LH) in the last 12 months was 93.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% higher than the Hillfields average (82.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Welton Walk (BS15 1LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near May Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Britton Gardens (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hillfields| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | May Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lodge Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ingleside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lodge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | May Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | May Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | May Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clare Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Henshaw Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherrytree Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lodge Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Woodland Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Square | Under investigation |
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