Total Crime Rate

74.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 74.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 21.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lake Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Southmead , and the 560th lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lake Road (BS10 5JA) in the last 12 months was 74.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% lower than the Southmead average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lake Road (BS10 5JA), the main crime hotspot is near Vintery Leys. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lake Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadleys Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clover Ground Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakewood Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakewood Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadleys Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Lake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Waterdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B4056 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Broadleys Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broadleys Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clover Ground —
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Data Sources

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