Total Crime Rate
146.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whiteway Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in St George Central , and the 380th highest crime rate of 1,352 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 Whiteway Road (BS5 7QR) in the last 12 months was 146.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% higher than the St George Central average (91.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whiteway Road (BS5 7QR), the main crime hotspot is near Bell Hill Road. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St George Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bell Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Pring Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Emra Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shelley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shelley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Whiteway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Park Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cousins Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ventnor Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bell Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grenville Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grenville Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Derwent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harewood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Harewood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Whiteway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whiteway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Whiteway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Whiteway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Holmes Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bell Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bell Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Tannery Lane | Under investigation |
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