Total Crime Rate
197.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Long Cross area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston , and the 251st 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 Long Cross (BS11 0LJ) in the last 12 months was 197.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 147.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Long Cross (BS11 0LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Henacre Road. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 62 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lawrence Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henacre Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mancroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mancroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mancroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Badenham Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Badenham Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Badenham Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Badenham Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Badenham Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Badenham Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Badenham Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Badenham Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Badenham Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hallards Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mancroft Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henacre Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Humberstan Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Henacre Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Humberstan Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Humberstan Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Humberstan Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Humberstan Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Humberstan Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Playford Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Henacre Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Playford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bangrove Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bangrove Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Henacre Road | Under investigation |
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