Total Crime Rate
654.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
280.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thomas Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Ashley , and the 42nd 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 Thomas Lane (BS1 6JT) in the last 12 months was 654.0 per 1,000 residents and was 207.7% higher than the Ashley average (212.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 280.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thomas Lane (BS1 6JT), the main crime hotspot is near Fairfax Street. Police recorded 279 crimes here, including 126 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 | Violence and sexual offences | St Thomas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colston Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portwall Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portwall Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portwall Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Counterslip | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Temple Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colston Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Temple Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Colston Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Counterslip | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Counterslip | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Counterslip | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferry Terminal | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portwall Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Temple Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferry Terminal | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Counterslip | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Thomas Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Thomas Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Thomas Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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