Crime Rate in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston, ward

Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston has the 8th highest crime rate of 34 wards in Bristol, City of district and the 675th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 48th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston in the last 12 months was 146.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% higher than the Bristol, City of district average (140.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,441 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 321.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,794 (≈ 78.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Stile Acres, with 189 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Henacre Road (62 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.