Crime Rates at Cheese Lane, Bristol, BS2 0JJ

Cheese Lane area has the highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Central , and the 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 Cheese Lane (BS2 0JJ) in the last 12 months was 3738.8 per 1,000 residents and was 721.8% higher than the Central average (455.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 464 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 11 cases , down -21.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 65.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -37.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 864 (≈ 1684.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheese Lane (BS2 0JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Penn Street, where police recorded 200 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broad Weir (68 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.