Total Crime Rate
925.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
370.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Silverthorne Lane area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Lawrence Hill , and the 21st 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 Silverthorne Lane (BS2 0QD) in the last 12 months was 925.9 per 1,000 residents and was 336.9% 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 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 140 (≈ 370.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Silverthorne Lane (BS2 0QD), the main crime hotspot is near Stanhope Street. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 38 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanhope Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stanhope Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Atlas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | A4320 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Meriton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanhope Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Camwal Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Camwal Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Freestone Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanhope Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stanhope Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanhope Street | — |
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