Crime Rates at Hassell Drive, Bristol, BS2 0AJ

Hassell Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Lawrence Hill , and the 61st 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 Hassell Drive (BS2 0AJ) in the last 12 months was 511.3 per 1,000 residents and was 141.3% higher than the Lawrence Hill average (211.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 237.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hassell Drive (BS2 0AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Harleston Street. Police recorded 172 crimes here, including 123 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.