Total Crime Rate
8.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hill Burn area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze , and the 26th lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hill Burn (BS9 4RH) in the last 12 months was 8.8 per 1,000 residents and was 88.7% lower than the Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze average (77.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hill Burn (BS9 4RH), the main crime hotspot is near Harbury Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 6 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 | Public order | Bibury Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ridgehill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harbury Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Waterdale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bibury Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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