Total Crime Rate
564.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
216.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barracks Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston , and the 49th 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 Barracks Lane (BS11 9NG) in the last 12 months was 564.8 per 1,000 residents and was 279.1% 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 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -55.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 216.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barracks Lane (BS11 9NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kings Weston Avenue, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shire Gardens (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Weston Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shire Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Antona Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Antona Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Antona Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Antona Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Antona Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lower High Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kings Weston Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shire Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shire Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Tecla Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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