Total Crime Rate

237.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 237.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Other theft 21.0 10/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Other crime 14.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Penpole Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston , and the 181st highest crime rate of 1,352 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 237.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% higher than the Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston average (146.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 118.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penpole Lane (BS11 0EA), the main crime hotspot is near Hopewell Gardens. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 22 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Clifford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bucklewell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mancroft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mancroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mancroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mancroft Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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