Hillfields
Middle areaEast Bristol. 7,006 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.0 square kilometre.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 85% of people in Hillfields live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Hillfields
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hillfields at a rate of 80.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 148.6 per 1,000 people across Bristol.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 301 |
| Other crime | 106 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 66 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 31 |
| Vehicle crime | 28 |
| Drug offences | 18 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Hillfields compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Hillfields safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hillfields at a rate of 80.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 148.6 per 1,000 people across Bristol.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 41 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hillfields.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (301), other crime (106) and anti-social behaviour (66).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Bristol
These figures are published for the whole of Bristol, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bristol and not Hillfields alone. See Bristol
Hillfields in brief
The median price paid for a home in Hillfields was £322,000 in 2025.
Hillfields had 6,690 usual residents at the census.
About 85% of people in Hillfields live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Hillfields, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.