Total Crime Rate

511.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

237.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 511.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 237.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 149.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 135.6 10/10
  • Public order 62.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.4 10/10
  • Other theft 31.1 10/10
  • Robbery 25.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Drugs 17.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 0AP) 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 0AP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hassell Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/81)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hassell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harleston Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harleston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harleston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harleston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harleston Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harleston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thrissell Street —
Apr 2026Public order Harleston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harleston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Harleston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Harleston Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Harleston Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harleston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hayes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thrissell Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Winsford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bragg'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perry Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Brick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Brick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bragg'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Thrissell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Road Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Road Bridge Under investigation
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Data Sources

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