Total Crime Rate

576.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 576.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 237.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.1 10/10
  • Other theft 54.2 10/10
  • Public order 37.3 10/10
  • Burglary 30.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.3 10/10
  • Robbery 20.3 10/10
  • Drugs 17.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Braggs Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Ashley , and the 48th 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 Braggs Lane (BS2 0DN) in the last 12 months was 576.3 per 1,000 residents and was 230.1% higher than the Ashley average (174.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 88 (≈ 298.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Braggs Lane (BS2 0DN), the main crime hotspot is near Wade Street. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Braggs Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/144)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Gloucester Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wade Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wade Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Wade Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wade Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wade Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wade Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Wade Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wade Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wade Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wade Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wade Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wade Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wade Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harleston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harleston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Harleston Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lamb Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wade Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamb Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Unity Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Unity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Unity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Unity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Winsford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lawford Street —
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Data Sources

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