Total Crime Rate

925.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

370.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 925.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 370.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 243.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 235.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 111.1 10/10
  • Public order 92.6 10/10
  • Other theft 63.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 58.2 10/10
  • Robbery 26.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.5 10/10
  • Burglary 23.8 10/10
  • Drugs 18.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cole Road 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 Cole Road (BS2 0UG) 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 Cole Road (BS2 0UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 143 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cole Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotton Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cotton Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotton Mill Lane —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aiken Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goulter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Herapath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Herapath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Herapath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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