Total Crime Rate
263.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
118.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Ridge area has the 10th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston , and the 175th 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 The Ridge (BS11 0DB) in the last 12 months was 263.8 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% higher than the Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston average (149.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -47.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 118.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Ridge (BS11 0DB), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Tecla Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penpole Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pembroke Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Pembroke Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Pembroke Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pembroke Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Priory Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Penpole Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Ridge | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Ridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Ridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Ridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Ridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Ridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | The Ridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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