Total Crime Rate
198.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
106.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Business Centre area has the 18th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston , and the 268th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Business Centre (BS11 9DB) in the last 12 months was 198.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 106.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Business Centre (BS11 9DB), the main crime hotspot is near Davis Street. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Cook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Poole Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Davis Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Davis Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cook Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Davis Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Davis Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Portview Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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