Total Crime Rate

263.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 263.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 75.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.8 9/10
  • Public order 29.0 10/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Robbery 14.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The 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.

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Crime Over Time in The Ridge area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Tecla Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penpole Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pembroke Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pembroke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pembroke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Priory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penpole Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Ridge Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft The Ridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Ridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary The Ridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary The Ridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary The Ridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Ridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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