Total Crime Rate
415.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
180.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wesley Cottages area has the 5th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston , and the 84th 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 Wesley Cottages (BS11 0DN) in the last 12 months was 415.0 per 1,000 residents and was 178.5% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 180.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wesley Cottages (BS11 0DN), 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 | Public order | Penlea Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Priory Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pembroke Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pembroke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Pembroke Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Pembroke Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sunnyhill Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pembroke Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Bernard'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Bernard'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Bernard'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunnyhill Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunnyhill Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Avonwood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Avonwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | The Ridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Ridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Gardens | Under investigation |
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