Total Crime Rate

415.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

180.0 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 415.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 180.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 140.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.0 10/10
  • Burglary 35.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.0 10/10
  • Public order 35.0 10/10
  • Other theft 30.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.0 9/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • 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

Wesley 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wesley Cottages area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Penlea Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Priory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pembroke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Pembroke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pembroke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunnyhill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pembroke Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Bernard'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Bernard'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Bernard'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnyhill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnyhill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avonwood Close
Apr 2026Public order Avonwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Ridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Ridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Robbery High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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