Total Crime Rate
114.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Lane area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Ashley , and the 542nd highest crime rate of 1,343 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 Church Lane (BS1 6FR) in the last 12 months was 114.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% lower than the Ashley average (212.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Lane (BS1 6FR), the main crime hotspot is near Ferry Terminal. Police recorded 187 crimes here, including 77 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Long Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Counterslip | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ferry Terminal | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ferry Terminal | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ferry Terminal | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ferry Terminal | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ferry Terminal | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferry Terminal | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferry Terminal | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Long Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Counterslip | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferry Terminal | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferry Terminal | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferry Terminal | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferry Terminal | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ferry Terminal | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marybush Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheese Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Redcliff Backs | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Redcliff Backs | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheese Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ferry Terminal | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferry Terminal | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4053 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Counterslip | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Counterslip | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Counterslip | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Counterslip | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Counterslip | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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