Total Crime Rate

78.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.9 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wellington Hill West area has the 8th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze , and the 591st lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Hill West (BS9 4SH) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Hill West (BS9 4SH), the main crime hotspot is near Bishopthorpe Lane. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Hill West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harbury Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abbots Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary West Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bibury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bibury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishopthorpe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurie Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bilbie Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bilbie Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bilbie Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bilbie Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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