Total Crime Rate
849.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cole Road area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Lawrence Hill , and the 24th 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 Cole Road (BS2 0UG) in the last 12 months was 849.2 per 1,000 residents and was 306.9% higher than the Lawrence Hill average (208.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 139 (≈ 367.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cole Road (BS2 0UG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lawrence Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Philips Causeway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Feeder Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Feeder Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Feeder Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Canterbury Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Western Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aiken Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Aiken Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aiken Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Aiken Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glendare Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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