Total Crime Rate
921.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
421.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lower Lamb Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Lamb Street (BS1 5UD) in the last 12 months was 921.4 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% higher than the Central average (521.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 150 (≈ 421.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lower Lamb Street (BS1 5UD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 165 crimes here, including 83 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hotwells and Harbourside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Culver Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hill Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Deanery Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | College Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Explore Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bigwood Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bigwood Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Nightclub | Under investigation |
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