Total Crime Rate
86.6 per 1,000
All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.3 per 1,000
Apr 2025 - Mar 2026Tower Lane area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 652nd lowest crime rate of 1,342 local areas in Bristol, City of .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tower Lane (BS1 2HZ) in the last 12 months was 86.6 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% lower than the Central average (514.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tower Lane (BS1 2HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 741 crimes here, including 319 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Burglary | Colston Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Horsefair | Awaiting court outcome |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Nicholas Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Other theft | St Nicholas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | The Horsefair | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | The Horsefair | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | The Horsefair | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | The Horsefair | Local resolution |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | The Horsefair | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | The Horsefair | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Theft from the person | The Horsefair | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Theft from the person | The Horsefair | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Horsefair | Awaiting court outcome |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Horsefair | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Horsefair | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Nicholas Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Horsefair | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Horsefair | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Other theft | St Nicholas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crow Lane | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newmarket Avenue | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newmarket Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newmarket Avenue | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newmarket Avenue | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newmarket Avenue | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newmarket Avenue | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newmarket Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Newmarket Avenue | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Nicholas Street | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Nicholas Street | Under investigation |
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