Total Crime Rate

157.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 157.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Penpole Lane area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston , and the 371st 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 Penpole Lane (BS11 0EA) in the last 12 months was 157.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 83.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penpole Lane (BS11 0EA), the main crime hotspot is near Hopewell Gardens. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penpole Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnyhill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windcliff Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunnyhill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mancroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mancroft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Windcliff Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnyhill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifford Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopewell Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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