Total Crime Rate
230.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
156.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lamb Street area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Ashley , and the 208th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lamb Street (BS2 0DT) in the last 12 months was 230.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% higher than the Ashley average (212.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 156.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lamb Street (BS2 0DT), 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.
View Crime In Lawrence Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harleston Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Wellington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | James Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | James Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Eugene Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eugene Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harleston Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wellington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Harleston Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Harleston Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Harleston Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Harleston Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Harleston Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harleston Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harleston Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wellington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orange Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harleston Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jacob Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Redcross Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Midland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Midland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Unity Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Unity Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Unity Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jacob Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Jacob Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Orange Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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